The President of the University kept telling us the same thing through the entire weekend. At the Awards Dinner and the Baccalaureate Service and the Commencement ceremony. He kept saying, "Celebrate!" As if he knew we could let the celebration slip right by us. I guess he's been a University …
The Year I Didn’t Go To Hilton Head
Did I ever tell you about the time I didn't go to Hilton Head with the ladies from (in)courage? Who am I kidding? Of course I didn't tell you. It's not something I like to brag about. Because it's not brag-worthy. But it's the truth. For each of the …
Just This Side Of Heaven
I really don't think it gets much better than this, not this side of heaven. On Saturday, Michelle, Erin, and I hosted a beautiful crew of amazing women for an (in)RL meet-up. I kept standing around looking at these wonderful women, and all I could do was shake my head in amazement. I hardly …
Making Sense of the Both/And of The Kingdom
Ever since we lived in North Carolina and our Sunday afternoon drives took us down red dirt roads, I've wanted a red bud tree. We'd listen to gospel music on the car radio and I'd stretch my arm out the rolled-down window on the passenger side, letting the sweet air whip through my …
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31 Days | Day 7::Sanno
Have you ever visited Compassion International's website? You should check it out. The other night, I grabbed my laptop, said a prayer, and entered "compassioninternational" into my browser. One of the benefits of downsizing is that it frees up cash for us to be able to help others. From the …