Gladden The Heart

Last month John from The Backyard Pantry delivered our raised garden bed. Because life has been crazy and I’m still trying to figure out how to navigate the work+family+other roles and responsibilities situation (more on that soon), I have put off starting our garden.  Until today.
After school we went over to Sweet Peas in Homewood [...]

One of my clients, The Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama, has an exciting day planned on Saturday (August 8th) as they gear up for Alma Latina next Thursday. If you’re in Birmingham, be sure to join us for all of the upcoming festivities!

It might be a little premature of me to make this statement since I re-entered the paid workforce only a couple of months ago. But, it’s true and I’m pretty sure it will continue to be true, so here it is…I. love. my. job.
Through my work with the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama and the [...]

Yesterday morning Tim, Riley, Brady, and I walked to Cornerstone, our new school. Some people from our community were there painting and doing repairs and we thought we might be able to jump in and help out for a little while. Soon after arriving, Tim and I realized we needed to get our children away [...]

My friend recently posted some thoughts on her blog about her and her husband’s decision to send their daughter to Cornerstone School.
In March I wrote a bit here about education and how Tim and I were mostly sure we would be sending Riley and Brady to Cornerstone for the upcoming school year. It became official [...]

Good beer, seeing people pursue their passions, and the city of Birmingham are on the list of things that gladden my heart. Since The J. Clyde embodies all of these elements, there has been a special place in my heart since it opened in Southside a couple of years ago. Now that I’ve heard about [...]

“Hope is both the earliest and the most indispensable virtue inherent in the state of being alive. If life is to be sustained, hope must remain, even where confidence is wounded, trust impaired.”–Erik Erikson

My neighbor also posted about Woodlawn United Methodist Church this week.
She included some links to the church’s website that has pictures of the building, sanctuary, and stained glass windows.
Thanks, Lisa, for letting me know about your beautiful blog.

The “Parenting” version:
1. My children don’t need me to be a perfect mom. When I fail them and disappoint them, it is a good reminder for all of us that they need Jesus to be their Jesus.
2. Loving my kids well will oftentimes look very different from how parenting is portrayed in our culture, the [...]

On this Ascension Sunday, I’m thinking about the rhythms of feasting and fasting and working and resting…
“He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.”
From The Book of Common Prayer…
O God, the King of glory, who hast exalted thine only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph unto [...]