Posts by joyinthisjourney
The Saturday Evening Blog Post – March and April
I’m participating, again, in the Saturday Evening Blog Post, hosted by Elizabeth Esther. It’s a once-a-month chance to highlight one post from the previous month. We skipped March because it fell in the middle of Lent, so today we can highlight one from March and one from April. In March, I had One of Those…
Read MoreApparently Size 10 Is the New Fat
Last night, my husband and I were spacing out on the couch after each taking a turn at our lawn mower, sans front-wheel drive. (How I underestimated the help that self-propulsion gives when mowing a gigantic yard!) I was cutting coupons and weeding out expired ones when I heard a woman on a commercial say,…
Read MoreUnwrapping a Few Basic Ingredients
We had a rare free Sunday afternoon and evening this past weekend. Usually, I indulge in a long nap, then stay up too late that night, and start the week out totally wiped out. Brilliant, I know. This weekend, the kids and I enjoyed a long afternoon of cookie-baking. No freak-outs by me. No tears…
Read MoreBlindsides
Ever since 2000 when our daughter Ellie was born with life-threatening heart defects and nearly died three times the first three weeks of her life, I’ve experienced blindsides. Unfortunately, I’m not referring to the movie. A blindside is a swift and completely unexpected emotional breakdown, usually experienced when sharing your story with a stranger or…
Read MoreAwake
Late day meeting.Late night eating.Eyes crossing reading.Easy sliding into sleep. Toddler coughing.Heartburn churning.Too hot.Tossing.Too cold.Turning. Next to soundly-sleeping man. Cough suppressing.Phlegm clearing.Zantac cooling. Alarm turned off.Relaxing.Drifting. Rattling door knob.Pounding feet.Bleary eyes searchRed numbers glow 6am. Stagger towards coffee maker.Night’s coughing toddler very awake.
Read MoreThe “What If” Challenge
Bonnie challenged readers last week to identify what has been holding them back from growing their relationship with God, follow through on one, and see what happens. It was providentially-timed for me. I’ve been teetering over the edge of a few big steps for months, maybe longer, not moving forward but unable to change direction…
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