A friend of mine is going to Ethiopia this weekend, and since I have two Compassion kiddos there, he agreed to take gifts to them.
Have you ever tried to shop for a child in poverty. It’s an odd feeling. Knowing the money I was spending on trinkets was a month’s salary for their parents. But [...]
If you go out looking like you just crawled out from underneath a rock, you will run into no less than five people you know.
If you smash your finger, and maybe say a naughty word, someone will walk by just as you’re saying it. Someone who works at the same ministry you work at. [...]
Head on over to Just Another Foodie to see how Colorado is changing me.
So, I posted a little while back about Compassion taking a group of bloggers to Uganda. I’ve been reading their blogs since they left, and y’all, it’s been incredible. I’ve laughed and I’ve cried…and most importantly, I have a renewed sense of what I’m doing at Compassion, and why I’m doing it.
I know that many [...]
Head on over to Just Another Foodie and check out the light carrot cake recipe. If you dare. Mwahahaha.
A conversation I actually had with one of my kids in Sunday school:
Kid: Miss Brandy, do we have any more fruit snacks?
Me: No, sorry, we’re all out.
Kid: But Miss Brandy, what’s that in your hand?
Me: Nothing.
Kid: What did you just put in your mouth?
Me: Go write your Bible verse.
I’m shameless.
I ate at Carl’s Jr this week. Let that sink in.
Carl’s Jr.
It’s like I don’t even know who I am anymore.
For those of you southern/east coasters, Carl’s Jr is the same as Hardees. AKA the nastiest fast food place in the history of the universe. I’m pretty sure that the grease they’re using to fry [...]
I felt like the food posts were kind of getting in the way of my random snarkiness. So, I’ve started a new food blog! You can find it here: http://justanotherfoodie.wordpress.com/
And don’t worry, when I post a new recipe, I’ll let you know over here. I know you’re relieved
FYI, the first recipe is up [...]
So, I feel like I always get tagged on these “tell us weird things about yourself” blogs. I’ve done it before. I’m even weird at the holidays. But lucky for you, fair readers, I have plenty of quirks to go around.
1. For six months in first grade, my name was Nicole. I had a [...]
*edit* This recipe for my homemade Geneva Cookies is now on my food blog! Enjoy!