And now, the transcript of this morning’s church bulletin discussion between myself and one of my college girlies, Honour: Me: “Which of their outfits do you like best?  Rank them, please: brown shirt guy, pink shirt guy or blue shirt guy?” Honour: “1 – brown; 2 – blue, if you took off the Quiksilver part [...]

On my way home tonight, I decided to stop by a local park to swing for a bit.  My earliest memory of God is of talking to Him while swinging in my backyard as a child.  I truly believed He was standing in front of the swing, just listening to me chatter away.  More than [...]

I woke up this morning thinking about Katie going to marriage counseling today; since she and Eric are full-time students (graduating this May!), they had to schedule ALL of their sessions for one day — pretty intense, right? I decided to send her (whom I call “little one” affectionately and yet accurately — she is [...]

And now join me for a round of “What did Amy Beth spend her Friday evening doing?” a. Glamorous date to a little French restaurant downtown with a very handsome boy as her date. b. Opening night at the opera with a very handsome boy as her date. c. Declaring war on ants in her [...]

I had just pulled out of the grocery store parking lot when the song came on the radio. It was a guy singing to a girl about how she should leave her lying boyfriend and let him have a chance at loving her, telling her “you deserve better, girl.”  It was the chorus, however, that [...]

Between Cousin Cate (pictured above), Cousin Marisa and myself, we received no less than 30 text messages today informing us not to go to Wal-Mart tonight as there was a rumor going around that a gang was going to be at a random Wal-Mart in the nation.  While we, just like every news station around, [...]

Well, our little bride-to-be only has 87 days to go until THE DAY arrives. In other words, your little Amy Beth only has 87 days to go until THE DRESS must fit, but hey, let’s just talk about happy things today, shall we? Yesterday sweet Katie and I went to pick out the invitations for [...]

I had a bit of extra time in my schedule today, so I sent a quick text to my college girls who still live on-campus to ask if any of them would want to have lunch with me in the campus dining hall. Five of them were able to make it and I’m happy to [...]

On my way home from Memphis, right about three hours from my doorstep, I started crying. It wasn’t the type of tears that sometimes come from leaving good friends behind or from just being tired after a whirlwind trip; it wasn’t even the ones that can be brought on from coming home to a house [...]

I used to not like apples, but in my new attempt to eat several servings of fruits and vegetables a day, I’ve rekindled our romance one bite at a time.