Bridge Builder. Solution Seeker. Everyday Encourager.
Advent 2014
So, it begins...Advent 2014. Each year, I seem to get to this point and wonder how did it happen so fast. How did 365 days pass and yet again I find myself peering into the manger staring at the baby Jesus. The Mother Mary. The father,...
Tigers in Overtime
I shared this earlier in the week on social media, but I'm sharing it here. For my memories. And, because the words are still in my heart. In college, we all have our place and our people. They are who make our experiences rich and who fill our...
#cookiequest: Perfect
So, since we are looking for the "perfect" chocolate chip cookie. (and by we, I mean the voices in my belly) I thought I would jump off into a little rant about the specifics of "perfect". Perfect is subjective. Not just when it comes to cookies,...
My Quest – #cookiequest
So, I shared yesterday that I'm jumping in to a quest. My #cookiequest. Since its 2014, I felt like this journey needed its own hashtag. I mean if people can make up a hashtag for their wedding or 30th birthday party, then I could have one for my cookie...
Dreaming and Listing
So, as I read, I dreamed. I keep telling myself its perfectly normal to read any book with a pen and highlighter in your hand. That most people write in the margins and when asked a question, they answer them (right there in the book). So, as I read our...
OVERCOMER: reflections
So, we went there. We dug deep. We hurt. We healed. We looked at the struggle with security and insecurity. We looked at infertility and the struggle with too much. In all of the moments, we thought about ourselves. We thought and wondered if we've struggled...
OVERCOMER: recap
Missed one of the entries....well, I just think that's a shame! So, here's a full list of all the #overcomer stories from the series this month: OVERCOMER Series Kickoff Dave Shrein - security Laurie Marshall - grief Abby Turner- defeat Holley Gerth - infertility...
OVERCOMER: Keisha Pittman
So, its my turn.  My Overcomer story. You would think after I read everyone's entry that it would be super easy to just click away at my little laptop keyboard and crank something out After all, I had 30 chances to read and grab on to something. But, if I've...
OVERCOMER: Sarah Hood
I love that this friend fought to the end to make sure she was part of this journey. We are not super close, but when we get together as part of the blogger chicks or our "special interests" groups, I find the late night parking lot chats after we shut down a...
OVERCOMER: Jacqueline Wolven
I don't even know where to begin with this woman. The fact that I've been privileged to spend 2 evenings in the last 5 days with her has my heart leaping with glee. She is genius. She has life experience. She is bold. She is vocal. She knows who she is, is...
OVERCOMER: Talya Boerner
So I met this gal for the first time over Chuy's chip and dip. It was her first days in her new home and she was braving the NWA Blogger meet-up (we were most glad she came back!). She was moving here from Dallas right into my backyard. I knew when I heard her...



















