Focus in the Fog

I have a friend named Carrie. She is one of my carpool moms who I couldn’t do without. Every Monday when Grady’s still asleep in the afterno

We are a lacrosse family. Ryan’s a former player who coached high school for a long time and now coaches our first grader. The games I watch these days may not be as exciting, but they are much cuter. There’s a phrase you will hear when watching lacrosse. It’s the equivalent of “I’m open!” in soccer. But in lacrosse, the player says, “(Person’s name) here’s your help!” This happens when a player has the ball, but gets in a tight spot. There are defenders keeping them from mov

Ever been in that place where you have a big decision to make and you don't know what God wants you to do? Does He want you to go back to school? Write that book? Have a baby? Move? Good question. Are you living like you're walking in a minefield just terrified to take a misstep? I've been there. I wanted to open my bible and find the book of Shannon. In the book of Shannon God reveals every path I should take to stay in His perfect will. (In the King James it sounds like thi

If you missed my first Writers Read post on the book of Acts, I urge you to check it out. Those who know me know I love to read. I usually have 2-3 books going at once. The ultimate compliment to me is when people ask me for book recommendations, so I thought I'd use my blog to do that about once a month. Sometimes I'll let you know what I'm reading in the Bible and sometimes (like here) I'll be recommending a specific book. With some reluctance, I picked up Mr. Rochester by