I love it when I have plans to be all spiritual and mature and then WHAM! God decides it's time for me to stop faking it and get real for a minute. By now, most people know I am anything but proper, reserved, or got it all together. It's easy to be a mess in… Continue reading Honest Ramblings
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Honesty is the Best Policy
The whispering in the hallway as you pass by. The overheard snickers in the room next door. The rumors of hurtful words and spoken lies. The rejection felt as you walk past, shameful, embarrassed, and lonely. No. This is not a description of high school. This is a picture of what you can find in… Continue reading Honesty is the Best Policy
Remember
Teaching long division is like going to the doctor for an amputation and finding out there are no numbing medications. I find myself often gazing at the wall, envisioning banging my head against it so that I can feel something other than fury and frustration. (Listen, I know I need Jesus. I'm working on it.)… Continue reading Remember
‘Tis the Season
As we get closer to December 25th, the bells seem to chime louder, cookies pile higher, and the lights get brighter. We are blasted, from November 1st, with the reminder of what the average American thinks of when it comes to Christmas. I'm not talking about the birth of Christ. I am talking about the… Continue reading ‘Tis the Season
Confessions of a Reformed Nag
How many times do I have to tell him? I mean, really! It's pretty simple. All I wanted him to do is simply swing by the post office. But no, that was too much of a task to remember. Meanwhile, I am here, kids everywhere, and a house to manage. A clean house at that!… Continue reading Confessions of a Reformed Nag
Grateful Matrimony
In the spirit of Thanksgiving week, it seems only fitting to talk about gratitude in marriage. It's thankfulness and contentment that make peace in a home. Showing appreciation is the very fabric that warms our love for one another. And yet, being around our spouses seems to bring out our worst at times. The familiarity… Continue reading Grateful Matrimony
Sex: Marriage’s Glue
Sex. Let that word just sit there on the screen for a moment. Are you uncomfortable? Intrigued? Squirming? Or were you even just thinking about it? The funny thing is, sex makes the world go round, being the very way we populate the human race, and yet we often fear to really sit down with… Continue reading Sex: Marriage’s Glue
My Infidelity
Marriages are under attack. It doesn't take a genius to see that our society's view on marriage has drastically shifted the last twenty or so years. When I decided to take the Google plunge and look up statistics from repairable institutions and universities that surveyed how the marriage today looks in regards to infidelity, the… Continue reading My Infidelity
To the Future Mrs. Little
Stumbling upon an old picture of our early years of marriage, Peter and I began to comment on how it seems like a lifetime ago that we were newlyweds. In fact, this month we celebrate 13 years. I don't know how it's possible that 13 years went by so quickly, but at the same time,… Continue reading To the Future Mrs. Little
Fear and Faith: How Do They Fit Together
I had a sweet woman make a profound statement last week that I just could not get out of my head. The topic? Jesus having fear. I haven't been able to stop swirling it around in my brain. I keep bumping into it in my Bible, whether it's in church, family devotions, or my own… Continue reading Fear and Faith: How Do They Fit Together
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