Sometimes, it helps to look back on the things you’ve written to remember the ways God has worked in your life. That’s why I picked this...

I’m guessing that you’ve figured out from this post that I did eventually make it back to my Nashville home. And seeing that Mandy is...

So none of the girls thrilled my soul, but last night, the boys had a chance. Let me just say this as we get started: if the last two...

Oh for the love of Ryan’s endless supply of skinny ties, this IS AMERICAN IDOL! I can’t really say I’ve missed it. . .but AI is a guilty...

It’s time for an admission here: I love pizza. I mean I love pizza in a way that is not normal. I mean that I think it’s a delectable...

You’ve all been there. You’re in a group of people. Maybe it’s a class, a work group, a Bible study, or a book club discussion. Whatever...

When I first published this piece, way back in the dark ages of February 2007, I called it Lessons Learned. But seeing as I still agree...

Today, I have nothing really to say. Oh, plenty is going around in my brain, but none of it has perculated into a post that’s ready for...

There are times in my life when I am utterly convinced that somewhere someone is filming what’s happening and at some point, people in...

Today, I saw the sun. The sun. I squinted my eyes because of brightness and discovered that the elusive sun had returned to Middle...

If you’ve read any cookbooks or watched any shows on Food Network, you’ve heard the risotto horror stories. Oh, it’s so easy to mess up....

(If you don’t recognize the quote in the title of this post, I’m guessing you’ve forgotten that very important scene at the beginning of...

Date finished: 2/13/2010 Review: I have a vivid memory of sitting on the couch with my mom when I was a little girl reading Little Women...

Back in February 2006, a little snow in Nashville made me homesick for Columbia, Mo. I don’t think I’ve been there since sometime in 2002...

The other night, I was reading Little Women and had come to the chapter when Jo realizes that Beth is dying. The funny part about that...

But while all of that is awesome (like me), it’s not the reason for my post. Oh, no. I am writing you from exile. At least that’s what my...

Ah, yes, it’s Wednesday. The traditional day for “Dispatches.” Were you so excited that you couldn’t sleep last night? (I like to pretend...

(Yes, that’s the punchline to a very dumb joke that a 4-year-old probably told you at some point. But you know, deep inside, you...

My parents have kidnapped (dognapped?) my dog! (That first sentence is heavily influenced by the movie Almost Famous when the mother [a...

I regard all of life as a learning opportunity, something that really shows up in this post from February 2008. Back then, I called this...