One of my favorite, favorite things about vacation is the blissful ignorance about what time and day it is. I absolutely love waking up in the morning, unsure of where I am, and totally unaware of what day of the week it is. If I have to be honest, I admit that I have this Continue reading

In less than 36 hours we’ll be on our way to the beach. Our first family vacation since Paxton was born, and Greg’s first vacation since we moved up to these here hills. (Christmas break didn’t count since we had a newborn. And all our family. That’s fun, but no vacating, if you know what Continue reading

Sadly, sometimes my biggest goal in life is not to see people come to know Jesus, or to end world hunger, or to watch the Cougars win a national championship in something (anything!). No, most days, if I have to be totally honest…most days my ultimate goal is to get to a place emotionally and Continue reading

You know that bad, black hole feeling you get when you’ve done something you know you shouldn’t have done? Spoke something inappropriate? Treated someone poorly? Took something that wasn’t yours? Acted immorally? Fed your addiction? Took a relationship to a level you didn’t mean to take it to? Lied? Cheated? Stolen? That feeling is the Continue reading

We moved to North Carolina last week. In the mountains. It’s about a three-hour drive from where home was. Three hours from family, friends and all the conveniences we had at our disposal. This was a big move for us, but even a bigger move for our five year-old daughter. She’s always lived in close Continue reading