My attempt to be an authentic woman in an inauthentic world
Posted in Life, Writing/Blogging on Jul 2nd, 2010
I was two seconds away from hitting delete and completely doing away with my blog this week. Then, my dear husband sent me this article written by Michael Hyatt, CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishing. I read it. It was timely. I needed a good reminder that, sometimes, I have to go back to the reason and [...]
We’ve had four days in a row of sunshine, blue skies, and heat. Pinch me. I think I must be dreaming. I don’t want to get my hopes up too high, but summer, quite possibly, has made its entrance out here in the Northwest. I’m afraid to visit weather dot com for fear that rain [...]
I’ve had better weeks. This was definitely not one of them.
I make mistakes. In fact, I make a lot of mistakes. If I were to think too long and hard on all the mistakes I’ve made this past week alone, I’m afraid I’d end up drowning in defeat. I’ve made big ones and little ones. Some [...]
The above picture needs no explanation. I probably don’t need to go into great detail about how I closed my eyes for my sixth grade school photo. I’m sure you already figured that out. I won’t even tell you how absolutely horrifying this was for me, or how I wanted to crawl under my desk [...]
Dear Dad,
When I reflect upon all the different kinds of dads out there in this huge and busy world, I always end up coming to the same conclusion: I have, hands down, the best dad. There is no contest.
You took me on our first Daddy/daughter date on my fifth birthday…and I remember it well today. We sat [...]
Posted in Faith, Life, Ministry, Writing/Blogging on Jun 18th, 2010
I had a few ideas for my Friday’s Free Advice floating around this mushy brain of mine yesterday (the end of the school year has this kind of effect on me). I thought about tackling the ups and downs of transition (because I am in the middle of transition right now – going from rigid routine to [...]
Sydney came bounding into our room. It was barely six o’clock in the morning, and she had so much to say already. It was summertime, and the sun had broken through the clouds early (much too early for this mom who was still nursing a baby throughout the night). Sydney was a brand new four-year-old, [...]
Posted in From The Mouth Of Babes, Life, Motherhood on Jun 14th, 2010
It has been raining for days weeks months out here in the Northwest. It’s almost been more than this poor African girl can handle. Unmotivated to do anything but sit around the house looking like a “shlumpadinka”, I was beginning to wonder if we would ever see the sun again. And then, gloriously, vitamin D [...]
Before the invention of the electric washing machine, it would take a woman six hours to do one load of laundry. Six hours. One load. (Air-dry time, pressing, and folding not included.)
This little factoid just reminded me of a load of towels I washed yesterday. They are still in the machine. I will have to run [...]
One of the things I have had to learn in my blogging venture is that it is never wise to write a post in an emotional state. Whether it be hormones, a bad hair day, or just plain old irritation, writing under such duress is never a good idea. I would call it “emotional writing”. [...]
Welcome to my blog. My name is Amy, and I wear a lot of different hats: wife, mother, daughter, sister, missionary, teacher, friend...and the list goes on. Life is a balancing act, and one I do not excel at. I find that each new season brings about more opportunities to learn, grow and allow God to continue the refining work in me. The pages of this blog are a glimpse into the lessons I am learning and the journey I am taking. I hope you enjoy!