Reflections and Advice from a Newly Seasoned Strawberry Picker 1. Your back will hurt, particularly if you’re picking for 2 or 3 hours at a time. 2. Wear different tank tops each day to insure more even tan lines. I’ve had a racer-back tank on during the warm mornings and boy, oh boy you can tell […]
The One with the Youth Ministry Moment
For months now, we’ve been building relationships with a new group of teenagers. It takes time to develop trust, respect, open communication, and a sense of unconditional love with a portion of the population who have been burned by friends and hurt by family and abandoned by leaders in the past–or at the very least are […]
The One with a Personal Strawberry Race
Albion Free Methodist Run for God Group This morning I ran my second 5k race–the Albion Strawberry Festival 5k–alongside 30 other green-shirted Run for God runners from our church and community. It was an exhilarating experience to be a part of something bigger than myself, bigger than a race. This group had trained together, learned from each […]
The One with Strawberries and Settlers
Do you ever have those days (or weeks) when there is so much going on you can’t seem to find anything to write about? The slower the pace of life, the more time I have to take note of the little moments of joy or hilarity or wisdom or frustration. But when it’s one thing […]
The One with our Fourth
Thursday was the 4th Anniversary of the day I married this guy– In celebration of our marriage (you see, we love each other to infinity and beyond, we laugh together a whole lot, and sharing conversation is our favorite pastime), we planned a stupendous getaway that was meant to fit in our favorite things. My […]
The One with Friday Funnies 05.18.12
On today’s episode of Friday Funnies, we will explore the beauty of wedding photos (ruined), check out some adorable Pandas, and learn how to keep your work buddies (or you spouse!) from drinking from your mug. ————– I don’t know about you, but I think this is just plain genius. Maybe that says something about […]
The One with a (Hopefully) Green Thumb
I do not enjoy yard work. I have never been a gardener. Pulling weeds is basically equivalent with torture. Getting dirt under my fingernails (what little, short, stubby fingernails I have) is gross. I don’t like bug bites or worms or bees. I have serious allergies to pollen. Sweating in the sun while working with […]
The One with Friday Funnies 05.11.12
My husband and I communicate often via Skype chat, namely to send computer links from one computer to the other. Many times a day, I get links sent to me from my tech-savvy husband who is constantly finding notable videos or images on sites like reddit.com or imgur.com. These sites seem to be the first […]
The One with the Fairy Running
This past Sunday I went on one of the most FUN runs ever! It was Run for God night at church. A group of anywhere between 15-30 people of every skill level and age come together to learn to run or run better. There is a Bible study involved, helping the runners focus on doing […]
The One with the First Garage Sale of the Season
It’s GARAGE SALE season, people!! YAHOOO! (Here, let me create a simile for you–deer season is to deer hunter as garage sale season is to bargain hunter.) I went to my first set of sales with a a wonderful friend, Andrea. When she told me last Thursday that she was a thrifter and has seen my blog post about […]