I’ve often wanted to participate in the water aerobics class offered at my gym on Tuesday mornings but have always had a scheduling conflict. Today, conflict gone=AQUA! The recurring thought that went through my head through the hour-long class was, “I hope I remember this so I can blog about it later…” There was SO …
Yearly Archives: 2012
Birdies and webcams
One of my hobbies is technology–mainly the things that technology has the capacity to do. So in my search for channels on my new Roku, I have stumbled across a live stream of a nest of bald eagles in Iowa that currently has 3 eggs in it. I *might* be obsessed with checking it. Click …
Lent
I grew up Southern Baptist so Lent has always been a somewhat distant concept to my faith practices. When I was in school, my Catholic friends would show up with something on their foreheads, and I would wonder about ashes, but that was about it. As I’ve gotten older, I have perceived Lent to be …
I was rescued
Very recently I was in a meeting with several people. Towards the end of our time together, I was suddenly struck with a simple lie that the enemy uses often in my life: “You’re not wanted.” It’s a simple phrase, one that I call the original knock on the door. And if the knock is …
Today I thought…
Hello, my name is Louey, and I am cold.
Whitney. So sad. What a voice to be missed.
If we believe that the people in our lives are genuinely NOT trying to hurt us, why is there so much hurt? And why do we choose to believe it’s intentional pain when most afflictions are a result of …
The Prodigal Son
Over the years, I have encountered this parable told by Jesus in the bible numerous times. I have reflected on the behavior of the Father because it is a beautiful representation of God. And I’ve also studied the response of the other brother–you know, the one that did everything right and then was jealous of …
Silence, right now, is scary
I’m in the middle of an experiment. Due to a lot of different factors (my natural extroversion, my current work life, my emotional journey, etc), I try to fill every moment of my life with some form of distraction. When I wake up, I turn on the radio or an episode of something-or-another on Hulu …