My cousin, Herb Agee, has published a book titled My F-Word is Forgiveness. Herb has been a hospital chaplain, a police officer, and a church pastor, and his stories echo both the humorous and the somber aspects of working in ministry and working with people. The Agee family is known for its pranks and jokes, …
Steven’s parents wanted the kids this weekend, so Steven and I have had 2 date nights! We have two typical kinds of date nights: Dinner and a Movie, or Dinner and a Bookstore. Yes, I know. We’re so exciting. On Friday we couldn’t agree on a movie to see, so I suggested going to a …
Today in Nashville the Southern Festival of Books began! I hadn’t been in a few years, and I was pumped to be on Fall Break and have the chance to get down there this afternoon. I got to hear poet Mark Jarman read and speak and I bought his newest collection, Bone Fires. Now that’s …
At the Corner of East and Now by Frederica Mathewes-Green. One day early in our marriage, Steven and I were on one of our used bookstore dates, and I came across this book in the Spirituality section of the store. I read the description on the back and the first couple of pages, and the …
Confessions of a Scary Mommy by Jill Smokler Jill Smokler has a hilarious blog called Scary Mommy where she invites frazzled moms to anonymously post their crazy parenting confessions. (e.g. “I tell my kids that if they lie to me, all their teeth will fall out.” And this gem: “I don’t like the summer school …
