Playing it Safe

Ruth is a pretty famous name in the bible. One of the only women who has a book named after her. There is a lot that could be said about Ruth but today I want to focus on her sister-in-law Orpah.  Not Oprah, although autocorrect keeps trying to convince me that it is. Both Orpah…

The other wife

I had a dream last night that Forest had a second wife.  She and I were sitting in her living room which was crawling with cats. She showed me pictures of Forest and was urging me to believe that she also was married to my husband. I woke up feeling slightly angry and unsettled. My…

A new journey

I am getting a little tired of writing about myself... as beneficial as it has been for me to share, I want a break from introspection, but I want to keep writing so here's my idea... To share observations about women in the bible.  Some of you may be cheering, some may be groaning or…

Content in this season

Forest and Melody sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby in the baby carriage?   No, I am not pregnant as far as I know. But I feel like singing that familiar tune to sum up conversations  over this last weekend.  😉 Pretty crazy - when I…

Amazing Day

By now, many of you have seen pictures posted of me wearing beautiful dresses and makeup galore from my epic wedding day.  But the first picture taken of me on August 26, which you haven't seen is this one: Filled with horror, I took this selfie in the middle of the night just hours away…