Category Archives: Personal

Hello Spring!

After a looooong winter, it looks like Spring might finally be here! And a beautiful one at that. Jake and my mom and I went on our first hike of the season yesterday, and it was perfection. Utter perfection. Well, minus the slightly tender feet afterwards (we were maybe a little too ambitious for the […]

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A Healthy Dose of Spam

I’ve never liked Spam. I guess technically, I’ve never had it. But I don’t need to. It’s just one of those things that I know I wouldn’t like. I mean, I’d never wake up and think I feel like scrambled eggs with a side of Spam! Yeah, not happening. Spam, on the other hand… Well, no. […]

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When Life Gives You Lemons…

…You make lemonade. OR, you rummage around your pantry for the ingredients to make a delicious bundt cake. Totally agreeable alternative, if you ask me. Yes, last night I actually baked something. Stifle the gasps, please. And don’t get too excited. It’s probably not permanent. But yesterday I got the urge to be all domestic. […]

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One of the Many Reasons I Love Dark Chocolate

You’d think that being long distance for all 4 years of college would somehow make me immune. That it would give me some sort of resistance, that I wouldn’t be very affected by it. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Jake has been out of town this week, visiting family in Texas. And it’s not only […]

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Happy Meals and Tattle Tales

As an 8 year old, it’s probably best not to go around swearing up a storm. As a pastor’s daughter, it’s most likely a bad idea to run around with a foul mouth. As an 8 year old pastor’s daughter in church on Sunday complaining about not getting a McDonald’s Happy Meal for lunch, it’s […]

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