Oh sweet Fall, I heart YOU. There is no greater season, in my humble opinion. God, you really outdid yourself if I do say so myself. Last night, I stopped at Starbucks on the way to Bible study/youth group. I was tickled to see their pumpkin cream cheese muffin sitting front and center in the cold case looking up at me with a coy smile. I … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2012
How to Make Friends – A Boy’s Perspective
Samuel, our youngest, has been struggling with making friends out here in Tennessee. He's lived his long, long life of eleven and a half years in California. He's never had to make friends before. They were collected as he grew, some from preschool, others from grammar school and more from soccer and baseball. At bedtime he'll … [Read more...]
Can You Have Half a Brother?
While speaking at a women’s conference an adorable young mom came up and introduced herself to me. I always love meeting women face to face and hearing about their lives. It wasn’t long before we were talking about our kids. I went on and asked, “Tell me about your family. How many kids do you have?” “We have three children. … [Read more...]
Overtired? Overworked? Try Overflow!
Yesterday morning, my pastor got up and shared how he was visiting with dear friends the night before and couldn’t help but see an overwhelming consensus among the crowd. They were all tired and weary—every single one of them. He wondered out loud during his sermon if the consensus was the same among all of us in the … [Read more...]
