The 40 days leading up to Easter are called Lent. Growing up, I thought that Lent was something my Catholic relatives did where they didn’t eat meat on Fridays. I never really understood why it was an important tradition and never really asked. I just figured that I wasn’t Catholic, so it didn’t apply […]
Saturday Nights on Empty
It’s 11:30 at night on a Saturday as I write this. The lights are off and pajamas are on, but I’m unable to fall asleep. I wish this was a one-time occurrence, but I’ve found that I struggle to sleep on Saturday nights for a while now. For a while, I blamed it on being […]
Wisdom Wednesday: Proverbs 1:10-5:23
Covering almost 5 chapters at once seems pretty daunting, but there is a reason why I want to cover that much in one post. You see, reading through the book you start to see the idea of wisdom unfold in practical ways, but in contrast you also learn more about foolishness and why it […]
Wisdom Wednesday: Proverbs 1:1-7
Why start sharing words of wisdom on Wednesdays? (Other than the fun alliteration, of course!) My blog is all about being anchored. Life is messy. It’s rocky. It’s ups and downs. At the risk of sounding similar to Dickens, we all face good times and bad times. Maybe it’s because my husband is in […]
Wisdom Wednesday Intro
I’ve always had a love-hate relationship with Wednesdays. Wednesdays seem to teeter back and forth on the seesaw that is both half-full and half-empty. The weekend is in sight, but not quite considered close. Unless you’ve lived under a rock, you’re probably familiar with the commercial where the camel walks around, exclaiming, “Hump Day!” […]