My attempt to be an authentic woman in an inauthentic world
Posted in Fun Stuff, Life, Motherhood on Jun 24th, 2016
For anyone out there who reads this blog (and kudos to you since I haven’t posted one word in over a year), I am going to give you a quick list of the top 10 highlights of the year before I jump into the first six months:
January 2015 – I resigned my position as the [...]
Posted in Fun Stuff, Small Space Living on Aug 19th, 2011
How a girl who grew up in a third-world country could accumulate massive quantities of junk is beyond me. I am ashamed. I have been known to hoard things: unnecessary things; rainy day things; sunny day things; miscellaneous, random, where-did-this-come-from things. What can I say? Life happens. Babies happen. Ten years of marriage happen. Busy [...]
Posted in From The Mouth Of Babes, Fun Stuff, Grace, Life on Sep 19th, 2010
First, I just want to commend and acknowledge the working moms out there. I have always had the utmost respect for you and all that you do, but now that I am working (part time, mind you), that respect has doubled…no…tripled! How you do it all, I don’t know. You are the true super heros, [...]
Posted in From The Mouth Of Babes, Fun Stuff, Life, Random on Jul 26th, 2010
Sitting at my aunt’s dining room table, enjoying the company of family and good food, we were suddenly jolted from our adult conversation by shrieks and squeals coming from above. Five little second cousins, and one baby cousin who was trying to take a power nap, were getting their wild things on. We heard a lot of giggling, a few thuds here and there, and several [...]
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 [...]
Posted in From The Mouth Of Babes, Fun Stuff on Jun 11th, 2010
Friday’s Free Advice: “The Best Summer Ever” Challenge.
Last month, on Mother’s Day, our church was invited to participate in a “Random Acts of Kindness” challenge. Square, orange touch cards with “Smile! You’ve Just Been Tagged! – Do something nice for someone. Leave this card behind and extend God’s love again!” were handed out, and left in [...]
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 [...]
A true sign that you have crossed the line from avid fan to obsessed fan is when you wake up at 5:45am thinking about the show you watched the night before. So it was with me this morning. I tossed and turned throughout the short night with thoughts of the LOST series finale running through [...]
As summer is quickly approaching, I am compiling a stack of books to keep me company at the pool, park, beach, Starbucks, airplane, etc. I love to read, but find myself shelving much anticipated reading projects as motherhood, wifehood and ministry pull at me like tug-of-war. I’m not complaining (hear me out). I love (almost) every dimension [...]
I have issues. This should come as no surprise to those of you who read my blog regularly. I wrestle with waiting on God, I struggle with insecurity, I have to cling to God’s grace on a daily basis, and work harder on this whole marriage and parenting thing than I have worked on anything [...]
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!