Still I Will Follow...
I Am Who God Says I Am New Year's Eve
Because You Asked How I Lost 50 lbs.
This week, I reached the 50 lb. mark in my weight loss journey. I am 5 pounds away from my goal weight. I will finally […]
Sunday is Coming
My yard is beginning to burst with color. The daffodils are blooming as are the forsythia. My favorite, the lilacs, are just about ready to […]
Our Almost Instant Family
Last weekend, we finally watched the movie Instant Family. I sobbed all the way through it. When I asked my husband what he thought, he said that […]
Lord, Enlarge My Territory
Some of the greatest moments of my life have been those moments that have existed outside my comfort zone. High school spring musicals College Leadership […]
Traveling Companions: A Proverb About Community
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. African Proverb Catherine woke up with a new determination. […]
Update On My Writing/Speaking Journey
I have been a bit discouraged lately with the progress I have made in my writing and speaking journey. I am concerned that my writing […]
Personal Doctrine
I was raised in a United Methodist Church, but I haven’t attended one in many years. I went through my searching phase in college, and […]
Heart of Entitlement
Lazarus, Jesus’ good friend, has died. His sisters are mourning. A town is mourning. Jesus is mourning. And then the comments come. But some of […]
Please Don't Marie Kondo Your Life
I’ve only seen one episode of Marie Kondo’s new show, and I haven’t read her book. I know very little about Japanese traditions or the […]
Chicken with Bacon and Figs (recipe)
I am notorious for making up recipes that are inspired by actual recipes. Sometimes this is in order to repurpose leftover, sometimes I am too […]
Work-Life Balance When You're Sick
I’ve been sick for the past 6 weeks, so I’ve becoming sort of an expert on what to do when you’re home sick. Sleep in. […]
Dreams Deferred Rise Up
If weeks had themes, this one would have been “Dreams.” I’m reading Carry On, Mr. Bowditch with my 4th grade students. It’s a biographical fiction novel […]
Iron Chef: Siblings Edition
My youngest son (16) is interested in learning to cook. My oldest son (20) is on his semester break from college and is home all […]
