Still I Will Follow...
Ordinary Adventures New Year's Eve Post
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 […]
Remembering What Is Good
A friend once remarked to me that no one ever tells you how great marriage is. Having walked several couples (including her) through pre-marriage counseling […]
