Author: Annie

A real fixer-upper.

This is maybe one of the top 5 things that happened in my world this week. For sure and for certain one of the funniest. And as this story was unfolding, I couldn’t help but think, “I can’t wait to blog about this.” Wednesday, I took my friend Jason to pick up his car from

Some things about some things.

I stole that line from Sophie. She’s profound. #1-> When I woke up Wednesday morning, there was a splinter in the palm of my hand. I have no idea where it came from. Did I do a handstand on the wooden porch in the middle of the night? Maybe. Whatever I did, it pains me

March 12, 2006.

You know what’s funny about me being me? Sometimes I start writing blog posts for a specific day [March 12] and then totally forget to finish them on the right day and instead they get written and posted on bizarrely unrelated days [March 18].  Some might call it “idiotic”, I prefer “charmingly scatterbrained”. Tomatoes, TomAHtoes. 

Deciphering Me.

Enjoy this today.  It connects with the post from yesterday which, by the way, I LUH-HUVED your comments.  Especially from you married gals- yeah, the whole idea that guarding your heart transcends dudes and includes friendships and work relationships and all of it. Wise, that’s what you people are. Oh Brooke Fraser, I couldn’t talk

Locked.

I’m a big fan of Proverbs 4:23. “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” Throughout my life, when I tried to put feet to guarding my heart, it has always had the same direction. To guard my heart meant: #1-> Don’t practice signing Christmas cards from myself and my

I’ve always been a fan of winners.

I’m super excited to announce that we have a winner for the free copy of Holley Gerth’s new book Rain on Me. And the winner is….. #17:  MrsNaz@BecomingMe Congrats, Mrs. Naz!  I’ll be emailing you in about 2 minutes to get your address. And for the rest of you almost-winners, the book is already 15%

Smile Wednesday #7: iPhone edition

It’s been far too long since we had a Smile Wednesday up in here. [Like, since October, which is just ridiculous. I apologize. Sincerely.] And all these photos were taken using Anita, my new best friend iPhone. She’s such a champ.  I can remember life without her, but I don’t prefer it. Here’s a fun

Give and take.

That’s how we roll around here. Here’s one of the reasons you are going to love my profession [and by “profession”, I mean “my attempt at being a for real author”].  Because real authors have real author friends. As is the case today.  I met Holley Gerth a few weeks ago and I knew in

This makes my Monday.

“All around us we observe a pregnant creation. The difficult times of pain throughout the world are simply birth pangs. But it’s not only around us; it’s within us. The Spirit of God is arousing us within. We’re also feeling the birth pangs. These sterile and barren bodies of ours are yearning for full deliverance.

Haircut Day 2009

Because literally, that is how rarely I get a trim. And that’s all it ever is.  A trim. I, my friends, am the biggest haircut wimp you have ever seen in your entire life when it comes to the cut. Now the color? I’ll tell you, there was a season from about 2005-early 2008 where