Everyone knows the hilarious quote from the cinematic classic, Talladega Nights: "If you ain't first, you're last." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPFMzskXZvY Well, I sure as heck was never first when it came to most things. I'm not shy in sharing the fact that I was never an A student. I was lucky to get a B, if we're… Continue reading always last

Last Thursday morning was rough. Frank woke up in a mood and all the child wanted in this world was a lollipop for breakfast. I need to preface this story with explaining my firstborn a bit. Frank feels all the things. in a big way. And Hell will freeze over before that child is dull… Continue reading Ya-Yee-Pop

 "Let me ask you this. What would you do if you had 100 sheep and one of them wandered off? Wouldn't you leave the 99 on the hillside and go look for the one that had wandered away?" Matthew 18:12 (Contemporary English Version) This verse has been literally wrecking me. In the best way. And… Continue reading Reckless Love

A few days ago I knowingly ate a bowl of moldy soup. Like, I took it out of the refrigerator, checked the label, shook it up, and then packed it in my lunchbox. Chip (my fearless husband) usually says of me, "You can take the girl out of the country, but you can't take the country… Continue reading Moldy Soup

I don’t want to sit here and write this. Well, I mean, I do. But I don’t. The truth is, I’m terrified. I’ve loved telling stories and writing them down since I was a little girl. I would write short stories (in magic marker, obviously) on notecards and then staple them together. I would then… Continue reading Getting started.