Who knew that in 2006, the first fall that I started college, I would take such a journey as I have and not come across my last fall in college till 2013? I look back upon the last seven years, not with discouragement or regret, but with wonder at all that God taught me and… Continue reading The Seventh Fall
It’s only the second day of September, but the weather has obediently responded with the correct overtures of fall weather just waiting to happen. I always think it’s that much cozier to light my candle in the morning if there’s rain pitter-pattering outside my window. 🙂 And as autumn approaches, I feel like I finally… Continue reading A Summer in Retrospect
She was the kind of friend who made you feel safe. The one you instantly felt at home with … whom you could trust with everything your soul had to bare, and wouldn’t judge. This was the friend with whom you could just be quiet for a long time if you needed to, and no… Continue reading Kindred Spirits
2010-2011 – Year 24 of Lydia’s Life There are so many, many things I am thankful for in this past year of my life. So many that I could write about and expound upon … so many things I could list off. God continues to bless me in amazing ways, and every day He uncovers… Continue reading The Twenty-Fourth Year-Those Kids Who Bring Me Blessings
2008-09 – Twenty-Second Year 2009-10 – Twenty-Third Year Thankful for a Car Named Molly the MazdaI paid for her with my own money. And yes I named her Molly. No, she isn’t the most beautiful or up-to-date, but a)I owe no money on her and b)she runs well without complaining … what more could I… Continue reading The Twenty-Second & Twenty-Third Years – Of Molly & 22 Adventures
2007-08: Year 21 of Life Capernwray Bible School: “Where God changes lives” … I am SO incredibly thankful that God brought me here to this idyllic setting to change my life. And because I feel like I often talk this all-too-favorite subject of mine to death, I’ll just list a few things I’m thankful for… Continue reading The Twenty-First Year-Beautiful British Bible School
2004-05: Year 18 2005-06: Year 19 2006-07: Year 20 Life never stays the same for long. The changes that it brings are swift and as sure as the wind blowing on a March day. These three years of my life were definitely filled with changes as I began to “grow up” and start down the… Continue reading The Eighteenth thru Twentieth Years: Bends in the Road
2003-04 ~ Year #17 This was the year that Kelsey and I painted my room blue [preceding that adventure with painting HER room in Custer purple … “Pocket-Rags” – that’s what cool people wear! :]. We had the grandest time painting my walls a lighter shade of blue, then sponging a darker blue on top,… Continue reading The Seventeenth Year-Her Own Little Haven
2002-03: Year Number 16 Just nine years ago … and who would have thought that three little letters could so take over my life and mean more than I could possibly describe in words? I’ve written so much on the topic of CYT, I’m sure you must be just a tad tired of it by… Continue reading The Sixteenth Year-Enter CYT
2001-02: Fifteen Years To Date There was a box of doughnuts on the table just outside his office. People were arriving and dropping odd little packages on the “Secret Pal” table. Others were laughing and calling out to each other as they headed downstairs to the dressing rooms to change or crossed the stage to… Continue reading The Fifteenth Year-When Theater Stole Her Heart
The Vintage Girl 