I’ve never posted like this before – with a block of text written by someone else – but I felt compelled to share this story.God has been stretching me in the area of prayer – putting books in my path that challenge my thinking, leading me through my own “silent season”, allowing me to do real life with friends in the… Read More

My fingers are dying to tap away at the keyboard, as if they have something to say.  I’ve decided to let them have their way.  That’s your warning.  I make no promise about the content of this post … So, without further ado, Here’s:  Totally Random {and most likely anything but deep} Thoughts by Carrie 1.  Books are always a good place… Read More

Today while taking the Little Mr. to preschool, he and I passed a yawn back and forth about 20 times. (Isn’t it so strange that yawns are contagious?) We cracked up laughing every time we felt one coming on. As hard as we tried, neither of us could hold back the yawns or the tears from welling up in our eyes as we did.In high… Read More

It’s been quiet around here lately.Quiet: It’s a word I’m learning to lean into. photo source: Maddie Daggett Before you start trying to imagine what this quiet might look like, let me explain what it is not:  I’m not at all speaking about a lack of noise in my house.  After all, I still have 3 kids and a hand full of other children who fly… Read More

This time last year, my Bible study was hot off the press.  Brand new.  Released to the masses.What was for so long a perfectly kept secret between God and me was suddenly visible for all the world to see.  What a ride!  In reflecting, God has brought to mind a few things from my journey after publishing – things that… Read More

Long ago, at a weekend retreat with a friend, when asked to share our favorite Bible verse, I chose this one: Psalm 73:26 Source: Pinterest I was just a freshman in high school … and although I had no real understanding of the Truth behind this verse,  I knew I needed it to be true. I knew I needed God… Read More