True confession: for the last year or so, I’ve been hearing murmurs about this great resource, “She Reads Truth“. There are hash tags and an app and probably coffee mugs, too. The confession part? My anti-fad nonconformist self has rebelliously avoided checking this resource out just because it was the new buzz. Also true confession: … Read more
It’s been a heavy week. And not just because my toddler ended up with 5 stitches (although that did happen). Last Thursday, a childhood friend of mine evacuated her home in with her husband and toddler, narrowly escaping the fury of flames that tore through Northern California in the Camp Fire, now considered the most … Read more
Last week I finished reading Keturah by Lisa T. Bergren, the first in a three-book series called the Sugar Baron’s Daughters. The historical novel follows three sisters as they journey across the ocean in the late 18th century from England to the West Indies and attempt the impossible: rescuing their family’s fledgling sugar farm as … Read more
This morning was one of those parenting mornings. If you’re a parent, you know what I mean. The kind that makes you want to put a pillow over your head and pretend morning never happened. The kind that leaves you hustling hurriedly out of playgroup early because you’re horrified at your child(ren)’s behavior and they’re … Read more
I was eighteen and about to graduate from high school. I had been a straight-A student since preschool (Ok I lied. There was one B in grade school. I blocked it from memory.). I scored high enough on the ACT to have my pick of high-ranking universities. I could go anywhere I wanted and be … Read more
Wow. My respect for Beth Moore just shot through the roof with the letter she wrote regarding how she has been treated as a female leader in the Church. My husband asked me this evening if I’d read some letter Beth Moore wrote to men in the church. I’ve been MIA from social media today … Read more
(If you don’t like birth stories, you can skip down to the heading below) March 19, 2011: 5:15am: I wake up in pain, breath-stopping pain. This isn’t like all the trial runs. This is the real deal. 9:00am: We check into the triage room at the hospital. “Five centimeters,” they say. “FIVE?” I ask. “Only … Read more
Original poem by Britney Lyn Hamm. All rights reserved. No part of this poem may be shared without attribution or reproduced without written consent. I wish I could remember when I first wrote this poem – what was happening in life, what prompted it. Truly, I have no idea. I found it in a file … Read more
Several years back, a Mary Kay consultant came to my house. Before she left, she told me she thought I would make a good Mary Kay consultant and asked if I would be interested in joining her team. I refrained from the urge to laugh and politely told her I would think about it. Me … Read more
IV. HOME I poured my body over His My ribs, they wracked with grief Why had He come only to die, How could this be the end? If death had won what was the point? The other path it beckoned me Perhaps the wrong road had I chosen Perhaps it was time to see My … Read more