write this down
I found this photo from June 23 three years ago while scrolling through iPhoto and writing my new book outline this morning. I connected some dots, revealing quite an intricate web, and while I...
Category: faith
a just war
Okay, let me preface this post by saying that while I know I should be in tune with the details of what’s going on around the world, I tend to not watch or read...
to the one who battles depression
My heart is heavy for the celebrities we lost this month. What makes it even heavier is knowing that for every suicide we hear about, there are so many more that occur. Depression is...
control
As I get ready for the evening, the song “Control” by Tenth Avenue North comes through my speaker in our bedroom. And as I listen to the words, tears form in my eyes as...
mirror, mirror
“Mirror mirror. Mirror on the wall. Tellin’ those lies. Pointin’ out your flaws. That isn’t who you are…” These words For King and Country sing couldn’t be more true for where I once was...
12 things I learned in Europe
On a recent trip to Paris and Italy, I learned a thing or two I never knew about Europe. I’d never been before this trip with my hubby to Paris, Florence, Positano/the Amalfi coast,...
Alberti Day
Today, June 2, is national Alberti Day. It’s a celebratory commemoration of my ancestor, Pietro Cesare Alberti — the very first Italian to come to the “New World” in 1635! When I graduated college,...
A good Word.
A good Word. Convicting, though. Am I right? I originally wrote this verse out because it’s reference is the same as our wedding date — 4.23, April 23 — to remind me how I...
fighting the flaming arrows of the evil one
For so long I thought I had to be healed to help. That I had to have it all together before I could help others get it together. That I had to be completely...
finding the balance between striving and resting
This morning we slept in, walked hand in hand down the sidewalk to a nearby coffee shop, settled into a cozy table by the window. He read for seminary; I journaled about… life. And...
