Confession: I admire Martha. Yes, the same Martha who was “distracted with much serving.” (Luke 10:40) The one Jesus gently rebuked for being troubled about unnecessary things. The woman who, in her bitterness, missed out on “the good portion” of sitting at the feet of Jesus. (Luke 10:42) You know the one – Mary’s uptight… Read More Why I Admire Martha
Hello from North Carolina! We’ve been here three weeks now, and while we have definitely had periods of rest and quiet in that time, there has also been plenty to keep us busy. It’s really the perfect mixture so far. I posted the above pictures taken last Sunday after church, because they sort of reflects… Read More Sabbatical So Far
This is not what homeschooling used to look like, say about 10 years ago. It used to be a dining room table piled with books and dry erase boards and three kiddos vying for help on a math problem or grammar assignment while simultaneously demanding a snack. It used to look like this, and I’d… Read More Homeschooling Hermits
It felt like I couldn’t really begin to participate in Advent season yet, because I had this final exam hanging over my head: Old Testament II.It was only one class, but because of the pace of the last six weeks, I got about 10 lectures (I can view them on my own schedule), and several… Read More Advent Hope!
Got this email reminder yesterday. As if we needed one. As if the countdown didn’t start way back in November or some crazy-early time like that ~ when the tickets were purchased, and after I spent a couple of hours of my life researching strategies for acquiring tickets to shows that sell out… Read More As If…
Now that I think about it, I’m pretty sure a final exam does not technically meet the definition of a festivity (the celebration of something in a joyful and exuberant way), but maybe the completion of the final exam does. I took my final exam in Systematic Theology I (cosmological, moral, and teleological arguments, the… Read More Final Exams And Other Festivities
My schoolroom yesterday I already told you that I did not do so well on my very first quiz in my graduate school career. But what I didn’t tell you was that I failed the quiz. I got a 50%. Out of a possible 100% ~ just to clarify. I also didn’t tell you how… Read More “Adult Learner” or OCD? (or both?)
First of all, I wanted to say thank you for all of your encouragement and excitement over my seminary acceptance. Robert tells me that the only credential really required for acceptance is a pulse (such a funny guy) which would explain a lot, since my college transcript was certainly no vote of confidence. Your reading… Read More Gluten Free/Paleo Friday: Honey Lemon Garlic Chicken Thighs
About four years ago I was talking on the phone with a friend, sharing my then deep struggle with depression, weariness, and general malaise. It was a difficult time for me. It’s not that those emotions were totally foreign to my overall melancholic tendencies and personality (Is this why my name shares so many letters… Read More Dream Come True 2