On Sunday, I discovered the joy of Aldi’s food market. I first heard about Aldi’s in college when an old boyfriend at the time teased me for not even knowing what an Aldi’s was. He called me the “little rich girl” who had no concept of what cheap grocery-shopping was. Granted, my mom did the… Continue reading Free advertising for Aldi’s

Lately, I have just been really frustrated at the lack of time I have to do the things I love. Sunday nights I feel it the worst. I find myself growing irritable because work starts all over again on Monday. I get frustrated when I barely get by doing the things I feel NEED to get… Continue reading twinkle, twinkle, little star

I’m goin’ to Stanford! *victoryfist* Sorta kinda… Ok, so I’m taking an online class. But STILL. Pretty sweet. I am so excited about this because it was kind of out of the blue. And after this morning, I think it’s a good move for me to make. This morning I woke up and couldn’t fall… Continue reading Stanford, here I come!

Last night after my run, I was in the backyard and noticed my rosebush had a bloom on it. That might not seem like a big whoop-de-doo, but I planted it only weeks ago and assumed it would not bud until next year. My peonies transplanted from Mom’s garden a couple months ago have not… Continue reading Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens…

Last night, I had a nightmare. I was all alone in a dark house, and I sensed that there was something incredibly threatening somewhere locked inside with me. I had no idea what it was and no concept of its nature, but I ran from room to room, just screaming in fright and seriously struggling… Continue reading night terror

I am so non-committal on this blog. Do you realize that? I want nothing more than to be a writer. And yet, when I log on to wordpress, I got nothin’. No stories, no inspirations. I always picture that I have this huge following on my blog and all these people go out and take… Continue reading I admit. I am non-committal.

I am so thankful summer is here. I adore the seasons, and one of the reasons is because it’s so reflective of life. Just when things are getting so cold and dry and lifeless, spring begins to creep in and you are reminded that it won’t be winter forever. Then of course summer is just… Continue reading cardboard boxes

*written on Monday morning* This morning, I find myself praying a lot in preparation for this week. It will be pretty busy, as I work Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evening at networking events. Which means I don’t just need to show up but I have to meet as many people as I can while really… Continue reading Broken

Lately, I have been touched by how much people around me are doing to simply help. To make the world a better place. So I wanted to point out how God is working in big ways, even in our small towns: My dear friend Jess is doing a second benefit concert for Love146, a non-profit… Continue reading You are God of these suburbs…

I had an interesting drive to work the other day. Nothing crazy happened but I was listening to Sara Groves’ CD Tell Me What You Know and was just really moved…..by what, I’m not sure. It made me cry and sometimes I really think I still have this really deep desire to see what God’s… Continue reading feels like it might be…