Living Like an Israelite When reading about the Israelites journey in the wilderness a few months ago, I found that their behaviors kind of annoyed me. They were constantly doing what they weren’t supposed to do, they were whiny, and…
A Missed Opportunity Today, as I was leaving Kroger, a man by the exit asked me if I was a nurse. I said yes, while continuing to slowly leave the store. Then he said the kindest thing! He thanked me…
To recap: Life is a journey, a windy road full of ups and downs, roadblocks and potholes. You know the destination, but you don’t know when you’ll get there. Sometimes you deal with something along the journey for just a…
Sometimes the struggles you face on the journey of life are struggles that don't go away after a season. Sometimes they are there to stay.
That man in the above picture is my Papa Gary. When I was in Nepal, I was informed that something had been found on his thyroid, and it turned out to be cancer. I know this is not a new…
Currently reading: The Circle Maker (I HIGHLY recommend this book!) Currently listening to: Today I’ve been listening to Mass Anthem, and I’m loving them! Currently watching: I’ve been re-watching Parenthood for a few weeks now…it’s just as good as the first time!…
I wish I could tell you all you’ll only ever have good times, but unfortunately I can’t. We live in an imperfect world filled with not so good times, also. In those moments you can choose to wallow or you…
I am a major control freak. I have been for…pretty much forever. If I’m not in control, then I’m overwhelmed and frazzled and stressed. I’ve surrendered things to God over and over, but I guess it wasn’t a true surrender,…
On an ordinary September day, twelve-year-old Jack is swept away in a freak neighborhood flood. His parents and younger sister are left to wrestle with the awful questions: How could God let this happen? And, Can we ever be happy again?…
This semester, I’m in a class called Community Nursing. It’s kind of thought of as a class that’s not super important…one of those easy-breezy nursing classes. At first, I wasn’t too thrilled about it. I didn’t see how it would…
This may seem like a strange title for a blog. (side note: this was the title for my very first blog) But for me, it’s not at all! Grace has become sort of the theme for my life recently. I…