I talked about expectations a few days ago, and just over the weekend I’ve come upon a situation where I got to put my preaching into practice. Let me back up for a second. In case you don’t recognize the quote in this post’s title, it’s from a pretty fantastic movie called Eight Below. In it, a man determined to…
No, I’m not referring to the Dickens novel by that name, though it’s one of my all-time favorite books. I’m referring to something we all do every single day that we often may not even realize. I just got back from a weekend retreat for Christian moms. My own mom helps run it, and I’ve gone along to help serve…
I don’t normally share personal things on my blog, but my Facebook friends thought that this could potentially fit here–as an expression of life through the eyes of a writer. What do you think? Would you like to see more pieces like this? Ever since I can remember, I wanted to be a grown-up. I wanted it when my parents,…