LIVING LIFE AND LEARNING ALL I CAN ALONG THE WAY
W June 16, 2017 marks our ten year wedding anniversary. Crazy. A whole decade of life, lived together. It hasn’t always been easy, but it has always been worth it. There is something about two imperfect people coming together and committing the rest of their lives to one another that is at once beautiful and…
In part one of this blog series I focused mostly on the grief side, with the loss of our first dog, Happy Gilmore. While we are still sad and miss him dearly, we’ve also been able to experience new joys with the new dog we adopted a couple of weeks ago. Meet Copernicus — or,…
This past Christmas was a hard one for us. We had to say goodbye to one of our best friends and companions — our dog, Happy Gilmore. It was all the harder because it was a sudden and unexpected death. Happy was a well trained and good mannered dog. He wasn’t a bolter by nature,…
For the past couple of years, I’ve started a tradition where I write a post near and around my birthday. It started when I turned 30, with my 30 Life Lessons, then last year I focused on 31 Proverbs, or nuggets of wisdom. This year, I wanted to take some time and focus on 32…
It is not good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty and miss the way. (Proverbs 19:2) Have you ever been so excited about something that you charged ahead full force without fully considering your actions? It’s easy to do when it’s something you are passionate about, or even if you’re just in…
The purposes of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out. (Proverbs 20:5) This is a verse that I’ve been pondering on for some time now, as I think it gets at the heart of a skill I’ve been trying to obtain: the art of asking good questions. If…
Wedding Day: June 16, 2007 Today marks our 9th wedding anniversary! I can hardly believe it. Time seemed to drag on forever when we were dating, but these nine years have flown by. Though not without its share of challenges, Tom and I have had an amazing 9 years, and I look forward to one…
Shopping for glasses can be hard. And expensive. I have a very weak prescription and glasses that I mostly just use for driving. Oh, and stargazing — it’s amazing how different the sky looks when you can see clearly! So many more stars and so much sharper! Anyways, I’ve also had a couple of pairs…
I thought focusing on this verse this week would be appropriate since we are celebrating our dog Happy’s third birthday. I think it’s interesting how one’s attitude and actions toward animals is indicative of his actions towards people — but this proverb turns it around from the way I usually think of it. You often…