Last weekend, I had the joy of attending an annual women’s retreat.  The speaker used Psalm 23 to paint a picture of the many ways in which our Lord is like a Good Shepherd to us (his sheep).  The message was life giving to me. I took …

How life can change so drastically in just a few days! Two days after posting my last blog, Luke and I were matched through our adoption agency with a 1 month old baby boy. We got the news on Thursday, the 26th, spent Friday planning and packing, flew to Georgia …

Some of you may know, but likely many of you may not, that Luke and I were led back in January to seek to bring another child into our home through adoption.  If you know much about me, I never pictured myself as being a mom with lots of …

Sometimes people wonder why Christians sing at their church services.  Some might think it’s because it’s tradition, or that’s just “what you do” at church, or because it’s fun to sing and it’s nice to have a venue to do so.  Although these reasons are partially true, the …

Last week, I randomly received three different articles from friends as well as two sermons, all of which happened to be on the same topic: dealing with disappointment in my circumstances.  Whenever a topic shows up randomly in that many places, I can’t help but say, “Alright, God, I …

As most of you who read my posts know, I am a big fan of Jesus.  Over the past few weeks, I have been thinking a lot about how the things Jesus taught and did while on earth were so different from what I observe in our world today …

As I imagine it is with any job, the work load of a Realtor often feels like a gigantic roller coaster.  There are slower seasons, for sure, but when it rains it pours—I get drenched by an overwhelming “to do list” and weighed down by my inadequacies in meeting …

In honor of Valentine’s Day, it seems fitting to discuss the topic of love.  Among our many desires as humans, one of the greatest is to be truly loved—fully known by another and fully loved by them as we are.  I know this is a desire of mine …

With Veteran’s Day and Luke’s Facebook posting of some old Marine Corp Birthday Ball photos, I am reminded of Luke’s service in the military and a very long 9 month deployment to Iraq early in our marriage.  Although the memory of those days crosses my mind less often …

This past Friday, I had the pleasure of gathering around a table with the people of TripleCord Real Estate for our annual company dinner.  What a privilege it was to share our personal joys and struggles from the past year and to be reminded again of the unique and …