Chicken Corn Chili Soup

by | Mar 17, 2014 | DIY

This is a quick, easy soup that’s full of flavor. I like it because it has the robustness of a chili but the thinner consistency of a soup. We often serve it with fresh bread on cold winter days. Warning: It will make your kitchen smell amazing, and will likely tempt...

You’re Enough, Just as You Are

by | Feb 17, 2014 | Relationships

Driving in the darkness of the moonlit car, my emotions were roiling. Hurt, confusion, and frustration had me on a slow simmer that was quickly snowballing into a burn. It had started earlier that day, when a dear friend all but admitted that she isn’t always honest...

What You Do Today Matters

by | Jan 30, 2014 | Life Issues

I can list on one hand the Christmas and birthday presents I remember receiving as a child. Polly Pockets rated pretty high, along with the orange-and-white striped stuffed animal cat that I begged for relentlessly after spying it at Reed Drug. But equally important...

Feeling Like a Teenager

by | Jan 13, 2014 | Faith

I’ve been married to my husband for more than six years now, have been a homeowner for nearly seven years, and have two children. Yet there’s still a part of me that thinks that someday, sometime, someone will come to my door and say, “Good job, but it’s time to go...

I’m a Recovering Perfectionist

by | Jan 6, 2014 | Relationships

I am a recovering perfectionist. And though I try to stifle the impulse, sometimes I’m reminded of it. Take the other day, for instance — I watch in slow motion as the Tupperware bowl of large, child-sized buttons falls off the table. They scatter, rolling...