We bought a house last Friday. Kyle and I signed our names on eight pages of paperwork, confirmed the money wire, hugged the realtor, and...

For months, I was adamant that we would not sell Dad’s house. I couldn’t imagine letting it go. It held all my parents’ stuff, and...

Life is a journey. So, for this part of the journey, I’ll be saying goodbye until the next stop: Ankaase, Ghana. Thank you for your...

Today is one of those beautiful Saturdays when one of the college kids is home, we all slept in, fall is around the corner, and we’re...

I’m a rut girl when it comes to exercise, which means that I walk the exact same route at the same pace every morning. And many mornings,...

A few months after my mother died, a mama bird made a nest in the floodlights of our back patio. While we sat in the cool spring air and...

“One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action and filled with noble risks, is worth whole years of those mean observances...

When Kyle and I started dating in college, I would often ask him this question during a long stretch of silence: “So…hey, what are you...

I grew up in the church I attend, which makes me a bit of a relic. It’s an evangelical Baptist church and I live in the Bible belt, so...

Just so you know, there is a video at the conclusion of this post, but it’s cheating if you scroll to the bottom first. It’s been almost...

There are those moments when everything in your life gets put in sharp, pointed, and sometimes painful perspective. Last Thursday, I sat...

I fell in love with my husband on our college campus when I was 19 and he was 20. He had shaggy blond hair and a smile that made me feel...

It happened again last week. As I was approaching a red light after exiting the expressway, I saw the man sitting on the side of the...

So when the time came to think about 2012 and what this year might bring, I reminded myself of last year’s project. I resolved to make no...