New Year’s resolutions! It’s what we talk about every year in the hazy, sugar-filled space between Christmas Day and the 31st! We get excited about the thoughts of improving ourselves in the upcoming year and oftentimes that comes with lofty goals that may be forgotten by mid-January. As Christians, many times our goals involve growing…
Tensions are high this week. This year’s election process is ending, and the country is nervous. Everyone has an opinion, and it seems that no one wants to hear anything that contradicts their beliefs. As Christians, we are called to rise above the mudslinging and finger pointing that seems to have taken over every media…
The joys of the ’ember months are upon us! Pumpkin patches, spooky season, falling leaves and chilly autumn evenings will all slide into Thanksgiving and then tumble into the pinnacle that is Christmas. It’s a beautiful, busy three months that will bring 2024 to an end. For many of us, this is a fun-filled time full…
We all have valleys, big and small. My mom has been sick with shingles for three weeks now and this has been a valley for her. What started as a couple of irritating spots has turned into a full-blown shingles outbreak that has been filled with extreme nerve pain. It has pushed her to her…
Sweet readers, we have made it to the “ember” months! Fall is almost here! Anyone who knows me, knows I LOVE spooky season. I love scary movies and thrillers. Getting scared is fun for me…when it’s not real. But lately, my fear has been of “real” things. We all have been facing very real fears.…
Today I sat down to write a blog and was STRUGGLING to find the words I needed to express my point. I wanted to talk about a verse from Ecclesiastes, but all my words fell short of what I was trying to convey. As I was sitting, typing, and deleting, a thought popped into my…
If you live in Georgia, you know the phrase, “If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes.” It’s true. Georgia weather will give you whiplash with its quick changes. That’s how I found myself mumbling under my breath as I ran around my yard this evening throwing sheets over my potted flowers and…
Wearily Fa la la la la(ing) Through the Holidays By Andra Pape I was eating lunch with a dear friend…
For those of you who don’t know anything about me, let me give you the elevator version of my life for the past 17 months. I know that’s an exact number. I could have rounded up to a year and a half, but sometimes you have to scratch off each month on your battlefield scorecard…