Are You Sensing a Pattern Yet?

As you may have read in previous blog posts, something that I've been thinking a lot about lately is worship. It also helps that many of...

Yard Sales and Cute Kids

I am quickly becoming an avid yard saler and bargain hunter (even more than I was before). I can feel it in my bones... This Saturday, after...

Heart of Worship? Not so much...

I have really been struggling lately with going into church "ready" to worship God. Most Sundays, I am exhausted/frustrated/aggra...

Our Trip to Longwood Gardens

We had another day off together! About 2 weeks ago, Shawn and I set off for another day trip. This time "we" (can you guess whic...

You're in a Better Place

Dear Pop-pop, Yesterday was Sunday and I was home. Every time the phone rang, I kept thinking it was you calling to say "hi" (like...

Consider This as You Enter into Worship Tomorrow Morning

Little i 5 May 2009 Marybeth Whalen "He must become greater; I must become less." John 3:30 (NIV) The other night my husband and ...

New/Old Purchases

This summer I decided I am going to go to yard sales as much as possible. Usually, I don't end up finding much but once in awhile you ge...

Commitment

A few weeks ago our homework from pre-marital counseling was for Shawn and I to write our commitments to each other. As with the testimony,...

Goodbye

"A righteous man who walks in integrity - How blessed are his sons after him." ~ Proverbs 20:7 This verse applies very to my grand...

Here I Am

So, here I am in sunny Florida. I am so glad I came. I feel relaxed already and it's only been 2 days. I don't think I could have...

Tomorrow, I leave for (hopefully) sunny Florida...

So, tomorrow begins my trip to Clearwater, Florida. What was supposed to be a birthday trip from my parents, has now turned into a trip to s...