At our wedding, my good friend Kathy and her husband Ben sang a song during our time of communion called “Your Love is Extravagant” by Darrell Evans. I first discovered this song back in the late 90s when I attended a Passion Conference and picked up a journal called “Thirsty” which was a devotional guide…
Category: Marriage
No Coincidences
Anniversary Blog Part 4 (click here to read part three) Its often said that life is not about the destination, its about the journey. Whoever made that statement was a very wise person. This has been my personal experience, especially over the last 8 years. My best friend April and I always say there are…
“The secret to this job,” he said, “is personal relationships.”
Ok, I admit it. One of my all time favorite movies is Jerry McGuire. My college roommates know this best. I believe that the redemptive qualities of movies like this endear them to us because we can all see a part of ourselves in the heroes or heroines. The difference is the path we take…
Quick Takes
This is going to be a short post, but I landed on a couple of cool new sites that I wanted to share. NEED Magazine This magazine is about humanitarian relief efforts around the globe. I think this is such a cool idea. I see that they accept submissions, maybe I will send in a…
17 Dresses, thank GOD one was White…
Today I plan to see the movie 27 Dresses. In a way, I am mad that someone beat me to telling this story. I have always prided myself in being the only one of all my girlfriends with the most bridesmaids dresses hanging in closests from Memphis to DC. In 2001, after completing my 15th…
Attack of the mini-me’s
So while we were home for Christmas, we had dinner with my high school friends. Most all of them were able to attend. Those who came brought their children. Brian and I have not yet embarked on the journey to kid-dome; however, it was my idea for my friends to bring their kids! Needless to…
Fall Fun
Here are a few snapshots of life as we’ve known it over the past few weeks. Enjoy:)
Attention Shoppers, Beggar on Aisle 3…
Ok, before you deem me heartless, please hear me out. Tuesday night I popped into Whole Foods on the way home from work to pick up a few last minute Thanksgiving necessities. My husband was feeling sick with a cold, so he waited in the car. As I was perusing the lemon selection, a young…
Life, Interrupted…
Have you ever had an unexpected opportunity interrupt you? How do you respond? Life is easy, and happy. You are content and feeling pretty good about things in general. Work is good. The commute is manageable. Weekly schedules are somewhat predictable. The lady at your usual Starbucks knows your order. Why screw this up? Suddenly you…
Thanksgiving Prep starts TODAY
I am making Thanksgiving Dinner for my husband and my mother-in-law Judy. Several years ago, I found a delicious brine recipe from Legal Seafoods of all places. This is funny for several reasons, the least of which being that Brian worked at Legals for multiple years, I got a Turkey brine recipe from a seafood…
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