“What degree are you going after, your MRS degree?” I gave the elderly man a disgusted look and told him no. Part of me wanted to smack him for making such a chauvinistic remark, but another part knew something I wasn’t willing to admit: I wasn’t happy unless I had a man in the picture. Was I in college to meet my future husband? No, that wasn’t my goal. But it would be an added perk. You see, for much of my life, I made an idol out of an invisible checklist. I wasn’t aware of it Continue Reading
The Day God’s Love Became Real
There is a vast difference between hearing words and actually believing them. For most of my life, I did the former. To say I took things with a grain of salt was an understatement. I used the entire shaker. My grandmother never missed an opportunity to tell me I was beautiful. I would give her an obligatory smile and think as her grandchild, she was required to say that. I didn’t see what she saw. I measured my worth by my ability to perform and to please others. But beauty? It was too Continue Reading
3 Life Lessons of 2017 That I Don’t Want to Forget
I am still gawking at the subject of this post. My six-year-old counts down the days to Christmas on his Mickey Mouse calendar and declares it will take “for-e-ver. I’m wondering what happened to this year. While the snow falls softly outside my window and creates a soft reflection for the white and red lights, I sit here and listen to my kids singing carols in the next room. It’s all going too fast. I wish I could grab the moments and slow them down just a little. I entered 2017 with Continue Reading