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April 24th
Why this day will forever be a day worth celebrating. The lights are really dim in the guest room in my parents guest room because I don’t want to wake my daughter, but I know that I need to write out this post before I go to bed because if I don’t, it wont get done this week. April 24th is coming to a close. This day has always been significant because it was the day that my little brother defied all odds and survived birth and is still alive today. He, just by being with us, is a miracle, so to celebrate him is very special. Zach has a…
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To know, or not to know…
Coming from this side of Christmas, I’m sure many of us have been going through our spoils whether they be toys, games, gift cards, memories…you name it. For me, I call myself a book dragon for a reason. I hoard books like it is my job and protect my booty with detailed attention and old school library check out cards (I wish I were kidding). This Christmas, I was gifted Yes, And…Daily Meditations by Richard Rohr. I found it very fitting with my love of acting and theology. Today, I thought I would play some book roulette and see where it landed. Page 222: (Yeah, I probably should have retyped…
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mood.
I didn’t grow up celebrating Advent. I vaguely remember getting things around Christmas where I could punch things out of cardboard and there would be prizes or candy inside, so I’m assuming that is what that was. I usually just opened them all at once, though. My understanding of Advent didn’t really surface until I was in Seminary. Now that I am a mom, my husband, Justin, and I want to implement Advent as something that our daughter, Lucy, looks forward to every year. This is the build up to the celebration of the birth of our Savior. Now, of course we can take a deep dive into how Jesus…
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In Loving Memory of Georgina Lynn Jones
There were a lot of friends and family that were not able to be there with us for Gina’s visitation and funeral. I thought I would leave this here if any of you would like this time for processing. Click on the highlighted sections to be connected to a playlist created for Gina’s funeral. We love you, Gina. Opening Songs:Let It BeYou Raise Me UpLighthouse Words of Grace and GreetingOn behalf of all of our family and friends, we want to welcome and thank you for coming to remember and honor the life of Georgina Lynn Jones. Let us begin in prayer. Bow your heads. Father God we come before…
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(I’m)Perfect
Immediately after my first post declaring my challenge to write every day of Advent, I don’t write again for almost a week. I will say, it made for a great title, though, right? I am really digging the parenthasis lately. Anyway, I’ll be honest, this post will be brief. I am exhausted. Partially from the insanity from the holidays, life in general, but a lot from the catatonic state my perfectionism has left me in recently. I have an on going to do list in my mind and if I think too much about it, I get so overwhelmed that I can’t move. It’s like that Kim Kardashian meme of…
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Running in Bulgaria
I have known a lot of runners in my short life. At random points in my life, I even claimed myself to be pseudo runner. Honestly, I do not believe I ever met anyone specifically who claimed to love running, though. It was always a, sort of, thing that they did either because it was ingrained in them or they had to for various different reasons. That all changed when I spent my summer in Bulgaria with a woman named Britney Sue. Britney Sue, or B-Sue as she affectionately became known to others (and Mama Duck to our group of three that traveled with her), was one of those who…
