Choose Life

Most often, when we hear that phrase, we immediately and only think of the pro-life fight. We implore expectant mothers to choose life for their young one. We encourage the elderly to choose life for themselves and their loved ones.  This, however, is a small aspect of such a powerful command.  "I call heaven and…

God is calling me

Lately, I've been struggling with the idea of my calling. It's not really hard to figure out why. Summer vacations are ending, students are going back to school, my husband has started on his vicarage, and I'm spending my days on the couch. I have a lot of time to think about my decisions in…

Be Yourself

How many times have you been told to "Just be yourself!"? When expressing nerves about meeting new people, when going on a first date, when going to a job interview, when starting at a new school or a new job, when starting at a new church, when moving to a new city, and so on. …

Call Day

I've been counting down the days until Call Day since last year. I started the countdown after walking out of the 3:00pm Vicarage Placement Service. After sitting through that service, hearing the churches, towns, and states that my friends would be living in, I couldn't wait until it was our turn. Today I looked at…

My Bucket List

Visit Ireland Visit England The Globe Buckingham Palace Princess Diana's grave All the Harry Potter sights Travel to all 50 states and collect a mug from each Go on a cruise See Billy Joel in concert See Phantom of the Opera on Broadway Celebrate 50 years of marriage with Miguel Have a dog Attend a…

My Regrets in Life

Focusing on the past isn't a great way to live, but I saw this idea when I was looking for inspiration, and I thought it could be interesting to try and come up with a list of things I regret doing or not doing. The first one I can think of is that I regret…

Even When

Sin is this nasty, ugly, despicable horror that we all have to fight. Every day is a constant battle against sin and the powers of Satan and his minions. More often than not, we lose. Luther nailed it (funny, right?) when he labeled us as sinners and saints at the same time. Every day we…

I’m So Busy!

This past week, I feel like I haven't had a chance to catch my breath. Each day there's a multitude of things I have to do, meetings I have to attend, events I have to go to, etc. On top of that, I work, tutor, and babysit. I just haven't had time to be. Moments…