One thing I’ve learned is that little in my life ever falls in one category. God often uses lessons from one to teach me principles that can be applied in other areas. Saturday I ran the Indianapolis Mini-Marathon and being me, I looked for lessons and principles. Here are a few I extrapolated out… 1) Be prepared. Eric didn’t know …
This weekend I ran the Indianapolis 500 mini-marathon. The highlight for some folks is that they get to run on the race track — 2.5 miles of racetrack. Ugh. For me the highlight was that my amazing husband got to run with me. About four weeks ago we learned that Jonathan’s first T-ball game was scheduled for the same morning, …
Today is Buy Indie Day
What’s that? May 1 has been announced as Buy Indie Day. People find an independent bookstore near them and purchase a book. In these economic times, it will help some stay afloat, I would imagine. Here’s a Web site with more info! http://www.indiebound.org/articles/paige/buy-indie-day
What I’m reading
Here’s something a bit different. I’m in the middle of a bunch of books. Book you’ll love. Rather than wait until I’m done with all of them, here’s teaser. Reviews to come later…I never used to think I read multiple books at a time. Boy, was I wrong! And I seem to be on a historical kick, though there’s a …
Living Life as Ministry
I spent Friday at a friend’s house as we participated in our neighborhood’s garage sale. My week was utter chaos as I sorted boxes of baby and toddler clothes…desperate to get them ready for the sale. I’m ready to declutter that part of my life. It took a ton of effort. And my room is almost put back together. There’s …
For Fun — a Photo
Here’s a photo of me with one of my favorite readers, Sarah. She’s a fellow homeschooler from Texas, and it was so fun to finally meet her face to face in Dallas at the Christian Book Expo. Thanks for sending the photo, Sarah!
A Promise for Spring Review
A Promise for Spring is a beautiful offering from Kim Vogel Sawyer. Set in the author’s home state of Kansas, I was swept back to 1874 from the first page. A Promise for Spring By Kim Vogel Sawyer England-born Emmaline Bradford pledged her life to Geoffrey Garrett and then bid him farewell when he sailed to America. Although Geoffrey anticipated …
Reluctant Cowgirl Review
I read Reluctant Cowgirl last week and loved it. I’ve heard great things about Christine’s writing, even had one of her books sitting in my TBR pile, but never quite got it to the top of the pile. Now I can’t wait to go back and read that one, too. In Reluctant Cowgirl, Crystal McCord has left her hometown in …
When do you quit?
Today, I’m knee deep in boxes of kids’ clothing. Yep, trying to get ready for a garage sale. Oy, I knew we had boxes up there. But this many! Yikes. So today, pop over to this blog to read a post on quitting. I’d love your thoughts. Mine…if God has placed the dream in your heart, don’t stop until He …
Random Musings on Ego
Y’all know I went to the Steven Curtis Chapman/Michael W. Smith United tour at the end of March. I love the music both those men put out and have tapes/CDs going back to the um beginning. The concert lived up to everything I’d hoped, but left me thinking about ego. Here are two men who have as much of a …