While teaching at a women's weekend retreat two weeks ago, I had the total pleasure of meeting Megan Soja, a writing friend whose first novel—Spark of the Revolution (Harbor of Spies, book 1)—just released with Wild Heart Books in March! To celebrate being with us today, Megan is giving away a signed copy of Spark of the Revolution to one lucky IBL&F reader! Simply leave a comment TODAY … [Read more...]
Amazing Women in God’s Word
This weekend I had the amazing privilege of teaching at the Perinton Community Church's Womens Retreat (Rochester, NY). What a fabulous group of women... We laughed, we cried, we shared our stories. But mostly, we feasted on God's Word and immersed ourselves in what Jesus says about forgiveness in Luke 15—all while looking at these three parables through a middle eastern lens, which … [Read more...]
A peek into my (very distant) past
This is a story of boxes lost and found. Or rather found, because I really didn’t know they were lost! When we sold our house in Rockwall after our move to Austin in 2015, I found some things we’d forgotten up in our attic when we were checking over the house before closing. They were boxes of things. My mother graciously let me leave them in her attic. This summer, my nephews … [Read more...]
Burns Night Supper
So my husband and I did a thing we never in a million years thought we’d do. We hosted a dinner party for twenty in our home. And not just any dinner party, mind you. No, we had a full-on Burns Night Supper! Do you know what a Burns Night Supper is? Well, let me enlighten you if you don’t! Every year on January 25, Scots all over the world—and especially in … [Read more...]
Ode to My Latest Amazon Finds
I got so tickled at Angie's post yesterday when she wrote about her velveteen pants from Amazon. If you didn't read her Ode to My Stretchy Velveteen Pants, please do! It'll make you smile. Now to continue the Amazon thread... While I don't own a pair of stretchy Velveteen Pants—yet!—I do have some favorite Amazon items I've ordered (and reordered) recently. #1 Do we have any candle … [Read more...]
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