BLESSED BEYOND EXHAUSTION
Happy New Year! Can’t believe it’s already 2025, can you? Here are a few things I’ve been loving lately. (Some links are affiliate) Something to Listen To: Blurry Creatures Episode 274 with Tom Doyle: Somehow I stumbled onto the Blurry Creatures podcast and sort of found it fascinating. I don’t listen to every episode but I definitely listened to this one! Tom Doyle is one of my favorite people and…
It’s currently 1:48 a.m. and I can’t sleep. Obviously. I’ve been awake for over two hours, tossing and turning and finally decided I’d had enough. This is unfortunately becoming a regular pattern, waking in the middle of the night. I don’t want to become one of those old women who wander around the house for hours while the rest of the family is sleeping, but if things don’t change soon,…
Hi, friends! I’m back with Part 2 of my favorite reads in 2024. If you missed my previous post, you can find my list of favorite fiction, favorite mystery/thrillers, and favorite historical fiction here. Below you’ll find my favorite nonfiction, favorite religious books, and my Top 8 Books of 2024. If you’re looking for something to read over the holidays or you need a last minute gift for someone, I’m…
Hey, friends! It’s time for my favorite post of the year – all the best books from 2024! I’ve really branched out with my “reading” the past few months, incorporating not only actual books and books on my kindle, but also…wait for it… AUDIOBOOKS! I know – shocking, right? No one is more surprised than I am! Don’t get me wrong – I still love to hold and read an…
” I will also give that person a white stone with a new name written on it.” I’ve had Revelation 2:17 in a note on my phone for over a year now. It jumped out at me at some point as I was reading through the final book of the Bible, and I hurriedly typed it in an attempt to remind myself that it meant something. It stirred something inside…
Hi, Friends! I don’t know about you, but I’m so glad it’s finally November. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday and I’m looking forward to all the celebrations the next couple months bring. Here are a few of my recent faves! Something to Read: The Housemaid: I finally jumped on the bandwagon with this book and it did not disappoint. Lots of twists and turns in this one! Stay away from…
A few days ago, Jillienne and I were in the car talking about all manner of things, as you do with a six year old. We discussed dinner options, what toys we might play with later that evening, which led to talk of a game she had played with her friends earlier at recess. In passing, she mentioned how sometimes her friends fall down and get hurt on the playground…
Fall is in full swing around here and I’m so happy! (Well, temps are supposed to be dropping into the 70s this week so…) Here are some of my favorite things from the past couple months: Something to Read: Duma Key: This is a Stephen King novel but don’t be afraid! It definitely isn’t horror – just a really great story about a broken man who is drawn to an…
Sadly, it’s the end of July and summer is basically over for us here in Tennessee. School will be starting back next week and while I love having a routine, I’m not quite ready for the early morning wake-ups and the after-school activities. Here are some of my favorite things lately: Something to Read: It Wasn’t Roaring, It Was Weeping: This book, written by Lisa-Jo Baker, was a memoir of…
I saw a darling couple on the beach the other night. I watched as a photographer placed them just so, an obviously pregnant belly against a backdrop of rolling waves and setting sun. Her long blond braids blowing in the wind as his hand gently touched her swollen abdomen, joy and anticipation radiating from their faces as they stared into each other’s eyes. I could tell so much about this…