I am notorious for choosing the wrong paint color. And there is no better example of my notoriety than when we redid our kitchen and dining room 4 years ago. You know before we sold our home and 70% of...
I’m a firm believer that the people closest to us should receive the best version of us. And because you’re an amazing human, I’m sure you agree. But WHY is that concept so much easier in theory rather than practice?...
Recently, I overheard my mother-in-law explaining to my 7-year-old niece that once upon a time all of our phones were connected to the wall by cords. This information just about straightened her adorable brown ringlets. You may have veiled...
I’ve yet to meet the person who enters into marriage thinking, “Man, I can’t wait to train wreck this thing.” We all enter into this lifelong commitment thinking: “Baby, I’m gonna love you like I’m gonna lose...
Galatians 5:1 says, “it is for FREEDOM that Christ has set you free!” In Jesus, you have been set free to live free. I know. It’s so beautifully simple. It doesn’t say that God liberated you from sin and...
Fewer things cause me to freak out more than a creative rut. Well, maybe restaurants attached to gas stations and THEN a creative rut, but I digress. Recently, I hit a MAJOR funk and think I finally figured out why....
Today friends, we’re talking…wait just one second… I’m sorry what was that? I couldn’t hear you over my distracted texting. Ah yes, listening. We’re talking listening. Really. Listening. Have you ever spent time with someone who’s an amazing listener? How...
Have you ever said these words before… “I just have to get through the next few weeks and then life will settle down again.” I know these words have been spoken time and time again in our home. There have...
Michiganders, you rock. You put up with things like “I-696,” “February,” and “Ohio State Fans.” You endure endless ridicule for extending your left hand when someone asks where you live. You understand the sheer GENIUS that is the “Michigan Left.”...
Guys, guess what? We are celebrating 17 years of marriage this week! I know, we married at 8, what can I say ;) In all seriousness, I cannot believe it has gone so fast. It seems like just yesterday we...
