No words tonight, so I will leave it to the man for whom words is an exquisite art that I envy: “Never, in peace or war, commit your virtue or happiness to the future. Happy work is best done by the man who takes his long-term plans somewhat lightly and works from moment to moment… Continue reading C.S. Lewis

So…it’s been awhile. Cody and I have been in Sioux Falls at a family reunion. We had a really, really great time. I just wouldn’t recommend riding in a five-seater car with five people for 30 hours on a regular basis. No. Definitely not. But you do what you want. I have lots of fun… Continue reading over it

Cody and I went camping this weekend. And I learned some more about him, about me, and about God. Our trip was particularly quiet and still. I was picturing this rugged weekend with lots of hiking and playing and creek-stomping and splashing and swimming and boating. I saw us having long, intimate talks over the… Continue reading quiet as a mouse

I found this quiz on someone else’s blog. So fun. Your Man 1. Who is your man? Cody Mathew 2. How long have you been together? Tricky question. Three years on. Five years off. The past two years on. The past nine months married. 3. How long dated? Again…tricky. 🙂 We ‘dated’ for about a… Continue reading My man!

In my previous post, I wrote about how I saw life panning out for myself. Which, in the realm of choosing to follow God, doesn’t mean squat. But the truth is, I kinda saw that for myself like…right now. The last thing I ever saw myself doing was working in an office (let alone for… Continue reading what does this have to do with anything?

Ever have those moments that you just want to freeze and record and then when life gets tough, you can just press play and you’re back in that wonderful place? That’s how I feel when I’m on a date with Cody…or having dinner with my whole family…or on the phone with a far-away friend…or I’m… Continue reading delicious

I’m golfing again today. (Joy). Here’s a picture from the last outing I was at…. …one of these things is not like the other….

It is both difficult and easy to believe that God just is, no matter what happens in my life or around me. Everything is in, through, and for Him. And when we get boggle-eyed at that concept, we forget God is not meant to be understood. We can bulk at that all we want, but… Continue reading I Am

Some upcoming events: Cody’s birthday trip…Ican’twaitit’sgonnabesostinkingreat! Sioux Falls Hergott family reunion…where I will get to see and talk to people I barely got to meet at the wedding (how sad is that) Prince Trade Show in Wisconsin at one of the nation’s largest indoor water park resorts…Cody and I get to go…and it’s paid for!… Continue reading bullets! get down!

I cannot wait for Cody’s birthday. It’s a surprise I have planned for him. All he knows is that we will be gone for two days and one night. And I can’t tell you exactly what it is because if he reads this, that will spoil it. (If you really want to know, you can… Continue reading a good gift