Fasting is hard. There are a lot of ways to fast, and it’s trendy (I think in a good way?) in a lot of circles to “give something up” for Lent. This Easter season, my husband and I (and some […]
6/23/2016 (Original date written) Post-graduation life update: The summer job I had planned for the next three months already didn't work out and I was onto part-time job #2 by the third week of summer I'm currently residing …
Nearly every single day for the past two months, I have sat down to my computer to write this post. It’s almost like clockwork at this point. I pray, I write and then after about …
“Count your blessings, name them one by one, Count your blessings, see what God has done! Count your blessings, name them one by one, And it will surprise you what the Lord has done.” #BobierBlessings Every year since I can …
I was genuinely captivated by the leaves at my feet. Having nothing else to do, no cell phone to fiddle with, no purse to pretend to search through, I was engaged by the leaves at …
Toddlers love repetition. I am learning this first hand, especially with movie preferences. If you’d like, you can schedule me to perform a complete one-woman show of Finding Nemo, because I have the ENTIRE thing …
I pick up another shirt and fold it so the design is facing out and he can see it in the drawer. He opens a bag, and starts carefully taking out some parts. I can quickly …
In these past two weeks, my whole family has cycled through a vicious flu bug. Bethia (one of my two-year-old twins) was sick first. She threw up 6 times in 5 hours last Tuesday, and …
If you’ve ever ridden on London’s underground metro system, you know that there is a voice that comes across saying, “Please mind the gap.” It is a kind message urging passengers to notice the gap …
Every year, I participate in an online songwriting challenge called February Album Writing Month (FAWM). You’re supposed to write 14 songs in the 28 days of February. (You should join me this year! You can …
I’m Jody. I’m crazy about my man, #1 fan of my kids and completely smitten with our grandkids. I love God, music, theatre, game playing, being outdoors, reading and trying new foods.
