I mentioned a while ago that I had found a Mom & Baby water aerobics class to attend for the month of March. Well, that class is now finished and I really enjoyed it! Savannah did too! I don’t know how much it helped me lose weight (I don’t have a scale to measure the pounds, but my jeans do feel looser… or maybe it’s my imagination), but I’m glad I took it. The class was in an indoor pool…
Five years ago today, I loaded up my Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera, waved goodbye to my parents, and headed north. Fresh out of college, I had accepted a job in Atlanta doing graphic design work for a small advertising agency. I was so excited to be starting my post-college life, yet so scared. I knew I was lucky to be able to land a job in Atlanta even though I wasn’t living there, with very little experience in my field and…
Every year on December 7th I write a post about Pearl Harbor, about how it was important for the Americans in the 40s to never forget why they were fighting. As the war went on, they clung to Pearl Harbor for renewed reason to keep fighting, keep sacrificing. This year I was struck by the thought that Semana Santa (Passion Week) is the rallying cry of us Christians. Sometimes being a Christian is like being in a battle. A pastor…
March is a popular month for birthdays! Another one of my bridesmaids and also my college roommate is celebrating her birthday today. Tree and I met our freshman year of Taylor University and we shared a room for the next two years. God has blessed me so much through knowing Tree. She has been there for me through all the yucky times I experienced in college; she has supported me even when I know I was being a jerk! (I…