“…for some reason your clothes have holes in them…” Michael informed me after spending the morning at our neighborhood laundromat. I’ve washed clothes my entire life and never encountered this problem, so as to be expected, I had some questions. . My questions led to an interesting discovery: my husband always washes everything he owns in […]

“I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, I will rescue you from their bondage, and I will redeem you without an outstretched arm…” Exodus On June 24, 2004, I left a treatment facility in the middle of desert with a promise. God promised He would redeem the mess I made of […]

As I mentioned in my last post, I have finally achieved my MRS degree and am learning many new ‘trades’, namely cooking. I have a plethora of cute aprons (thanks to Katie, Chelsey, and Jordan), but unfortunately no one has clicked “buy” on the toaster icon on our Dillard’s registry. No big deal right? Who […]

I married the man of my dreams just 12 days ago. We had the perfect  wedding –  a packed dance floor, big bouquets of peonies garnishing every table, games in the front yard during cocktail hour, and a beautiful ceremony that took my breath away. …More about the wedding later. After four grueling years at Vanderbilt […]

Writing about this topic may in fact be presumptuous – but just want to give a shout out to Andy for delivering another unpopular “wait ‘til your married and don’t look at porn” sermon. The Bible tells us to wait until marriage to have sex. Is this… Outdated? Crazy? Unrealistic? …Shouldn’t we try on the […]

I love Chinese people {but you probably already knew that}. I love seeing their faces light up when I speak Chinese, them giggle with their hands delicately over their mouths, and how much they love my cakes! In the Bible, Jesus tells us if we follow Him, we will  become “fishers of men”. It’s a […]

I have an interview tomorrow for my D-R-E-A-M  job. Thomas Nelson-the largest Christian publishing company in the world and the 7th largest trade publishing company-will interview me for a position in the fiction department in 31 hours. Am I nervous? Anxious? Both to the nth degree. In effort to fully equip myself for the interview, I […]