{photo by Jules Kendall } An old teacher of mine came by the store yesterday. I guess, really, more than an old teacher: an old frien...

{photo by Michael Graydon } We are smack dab in the middle of Lent, and for perhaps the first time, I miss the fact that our church d...

{photo by Max Wanger } Every year, I have to trust that God knows my heart, that making my way through the 40 days of Lent as earnestl...

 {photo by Rebecca Wright on Oh Happy Day . As an aside, I want friends who crack confetti-filled eggs on my head. Any takers?} This has be...

{photo by Matthew Brookes , via Mary Swenson } Here we are, folks. The end of the road. Lent is coming to a close, and as I've mentio...

{photo by yours truly} I didn't do an update last week, mostly because things seem to be about the same. I avoid sugar like the plague,...

These pictures really have nothing to do with Lent. They just make me happy.  First, I wanted to say thank you for all of your comments on ...

"So, is this like a spiritual thing, or is this really more of a diet thing?"  It was a fair enough question, but I was a littl...

 {photo by Amanda Green Bottoms via Mary Swenson } First off, thank you for all of your comments on Monday’s post. When it was all said an...

 {photo by 365 Days of Breakfast , via Mary Ruffle } Today is the day. I've been slowly trying to wean myself off of sugar so today w...

 {photo by Hilda Grahnat , via Bippity Boppity Boo } My weekends have been so lovely lately that I'm trying not to be one of those peop...

{from here } Every year, I try to give something up for Lent. One year, it was Coke. For the past couple of years, it's been Facebook. ...