Boxes lined the hallway as I made my way outside. Barry was loading the remaining items into the U-Haul. We turned around to soak in the view of our adorable house. We had recently placed a huge amount of time and effort into fixing up the place. It oozed with Bishop handiwork. Barry and I spent our [...]
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Never Forgotten
Okay, from memory right now I am going to try to name all of Snow White's seven dwarfs. Here I go... 1. Sleepy 2. Sneezy 3. Dopey 4. Happy 5. Bashful and I can't remember the other ones. Who I am missing? Oh yeah...Doc and Grumpy. I tried this with Santa's Reindeer and the 12 [...]
Mourning to Morning
Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. ~ Psalm 30:5 Barry and I were out running errands when we received a call to go to the hospital immediately. One of our church members had a relative that was in a severe boating accident. We had no idea what to expect when we arrived, [...]
The Perfect Storm
I sat there in disbelief. All eyes were on the television. Each person waited on the one word we feared the most... EVACUATION. I couldn't believe it and neither could the sweet girl who had carefully placed chemicals on my hair only minutes before. The entire salon was silent for a moment and then there was a deafening buzz of [...]
Mindful of My Mind (part 2)
Growing up, my mother dealt with depression. To say that she suffered heartache as a young woman would not do her pain justice. She lost her mother to cancer at 19, her grandfather to cancer at 20 and her cousin, which was like a brother, drowned tragically when she was 21. In the midst of this she got married and not [...]
Mindful of My Mind
It wasn't too long of a wait, although it seemed like an eternity. I procrastinated on making the appointment for a number of reasons, but none of them were good enough. I didn't want to make a big deal out of nothing, but my mind and my heart were at odds and my heart finally [...]
Edit Me Gracefully
“The growth of grace is like the polishing of metals. There is first an opaque surface; by and by you see a spark darting out, then a strong light; till at length it sends back a perfect image of the sun that shines upon it.” -Edward Payson (1783-1827) I was completely taken off guard. So I just [...]
Just Lettin’ My Hair Down
After my last post, which I mulled over forever... I started thinking about how hard it is to truly be honest about heartache, sin and disappointment when you are leading more than just yourself. Because of that, I think there are a lot of minister's wives that are dealing with things in the quiet of their own prayer [...]
Reality Church
I absolutely love reality television. It is one of my favorite indulgences. The more drama...the better. I guess I kind of enjoy seeing people's "real lives". It makes me feel like I am not alone in my quirkiness. If camera's were rolling at my house today, you would have found me in my PJ's until noon, logged onto Facebook while [...]
To Love and Serve
I looked in the mirror...the reflection took me by surprise. I smiled, I wasn't going to allow myself to get discouraged. I knew this was what I was supposed to do, but I had never gone to church like this before. Barry was already waiting by the door for me...I could hear his keys jingle as [...]
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