I wasn't looking for love when we met. I was too busy being a single mom to two little girls—and preparing to go back to college. But somehow I fell for the introvert-leaning, storytelling, Ph.D. candidate (and interim chaplain) at Baylor University. And the rest, as they say, is history. On May 26, 1990, I married my Renaissance Man in a beautiful old house on the Baylor University campus in Waco, Texas. I’ve had old house love for a really long time! A few months prior, he gave a gorgeous diamond ring to me—and sweet little birthstone rings to my daughters—and invited us to join our lives with his. He promised to love, protect, and stand alongside us to the best of his ability . . . ... Keep Reading...
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Do you believe God wants to bless you? {Seeing God’s hand in the everyday}
There's only one place in the entire world where I've always felt a lack of distraction; not sometimes, always. Yes, in the world in which we live, I realize that's a gift! The place is Wild Rose Farm: ten beautiful acres just outside of town where we thought we'd build the Finally Farmhouse that wasn't. After almost 8 1/2 years as its caretakers, we're preparing to sell. It was a heartbreaking decision, but it's the right one for us, and so Saturday's experience was especially sweet. The backstory . . . Two years ago in mid-May, while living in the 300-square-foot fifth wheel onsite preparing to build, my Renaissance Man was dealing with some significant health- and work-related challenges, and the ... Keep Reading...
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PORCH WORK AND PLANTINGS: Another #stayathome project update
Here's the question I asked myself today: Should I keep my promise to you during a global pandemic? I promised to share our old house renovation with you wonderful readers, and so I will—even when I'm very much aware some of you are dealing with the "real" of this pandemic; it's not a mere inconvenience to you. If that's where you are, know that even as I'm working to bring this old house back to life, I'm praying for you. I'm asking God to meet you right there in the middle of your pain, your uncertainty, your grief and help you find a path through today's reality. I wish I could ask for a path around it (or make it go away altogether), but Life isn't like that, is it? Perhaps this post will be ... Keep Reading...
