Once Alex realized his mistake, he called me to apologize for forgetting our appointment. For various reasons, we never got around to rescheduling. I wasn’t in a hurry to fix the bike after that anyway because I came down with Walking Pneumonia! Unfortunately, my recovery was long and drawn out because, as an hourly employee … Continue reading “Circling,” Part 4 of 4 [Mth 2-Day 31-Post 20]

They say one of the stages of processing grief is bargaining. Well, I was grieving my relationship with K, my “almost” marriage, along with all the pretty hopes and smiley dreams of our future together. And when the Lord said, “It’s time to run away from home,” I said, “Okay, God, I’ll go, but just … Continue reading “Circling,” Part 3 [Mth 2-Day 30-Post 19]

“I was wrong”—three of the most difficult words ever spoken in the English language.I like to be right. All of the time. Just ask my husband. So when someone basically says to my face, “You’ve got it all wrong, girl!”—yeah, I don’t do well with that. I blame the perfectionist in me that insists I’m … Continue reading “Circling,” Part 2 [Mth 2-Day 27-Post 18]

"What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from."  – T.S. Elliot, The Four Quartets"All my life's a circle." – Tom ChapinIn December of 2002, I moved to Georgia in search of one thing: discipleship. The training that … Continue reading “Circling,” Part 1 [Mth 2-Day 22-Post 17]

Many of you have been following my journey from the beginning of the “70 in 7” Project. I’d like to update you on my progress in various areas and ask for your continued prayers, as I’m about to enter a difficult season.First of all, one of my two main goals is to lose 70 pounds … Continue reading The Road So Far [Mth 2-Day 21-Post 16]

Last week I was giving Elianna her bottle in her room before putting her down for her nap. Out of the blue, I remembered that I once kept a writing notebook several years ago, and I had placed it out of sight on the bottom shelf of a coffee table in the corner of Elianna’s … Continue reading “Seven” [Mth 2-Day 19-Post 15]

The good guys win. The bad guys lose. Aren’t those the movies we love?Actually, no! There is always more to it. The hero or heroine has to learn some kind of lesson. Just add in some variety of metamorphosis, and we are absolutely hooked!Take, for example, My Big Fat Greek Wedding. If Toula complied with … Continue reading Removing Camouflage [Mth 2-Day 17-Post 14]

When Alex and I first married, we dreamed about one day being frequent travelers for both business and pleasure. Neither of us had ever traveled for business, but we certainly did plenty of pleasure traveling. We especially love cruises—leaving behind any sight of land, being surrounded by God’s life and breath of water, and most … Continue reading Strength in Weakness [Mth 2-Day 12-Post 13]

St. Ignatius of Loyola notes that sin is the unwillingness to trust that what God wants is our deepest happiness.At the core of my nature, a little girl has thrown countless temper tantrums, just as my three-year-old, Eden, does now. My inner child repeats and repeats: “I want my way, and I want it now. … Continue reading Surrendering to “70 in 7” [Mth 2-Day 6-Post 12]

On the night I wrote my last post, I did, in fact, “dream bigger”! That is, I had a dream that night which mirrored the spiritual battle I am currently fighting but on a much larger scale. I often have very detailed dreams in which the Lord communicates with me, and this dream was no … Continue reading Just “Don’t Kill Him” [Mth 2-Day 2-Post 11]