Eat with boys. I have the privilege of being part of an improv team.  I am the only girl member of Strangers andFools Improv. The guys on my improv team are awesome.  One of them happens to be my amazing brother.  I’ve been close to them and their wives for years.  The guys are dear friends.  I enjoy laughing…

Singlehandedly one of the dumbest questions I could ask in all Christendom.  Rivaled only by, perhaps, “Where does the youth pastor come down on pajama jeans?” But in this Holy Week, I have been thinking about the fact that I believe in a living God.  I have mentioned this a few times before, as a source of encouragement,…

I’ve decided that I can’t be mad at God anymore. I am not constantly mad at God, but sometimes it feels like a default setting for me.   When times get hard, especially an ongoing trial that is out of my control, my reaction tends to be extreme frustration. Maybe mad is not the right word.  Rather, I…

The mall is a beautiful place.  In one location, you can smell body splashes that remind you of summer fruit and/or birthday cake, ride a tiny train, and sample 5 to 7 different variations of the same Asian dish.  It’s also air-conditioned entertainment for my three-year-old, a feature which allows me to keep an eye on the…

It’s a new year and I’m back.  I need to share with you the wrap up of last year, what stats I actually ended with, and some of the things the Lord taught me along the way.  And I’ll get to all that.  But today I just wanted to talk to you about a not often discussed phenomenon:…