Carrie’s Blog
It Took a Faint Rainbow to Remind Me
I had initially planned a "It's FALL, Y'all!" story. I love autumn in the mountains. It's absolutely my favorite time of year. Since 2002 as a timid first-year student at Western Carolina University, I've marveled at the stunning beauty these mountains put on display...
GPS Saved My Marriage
Psalm 119:105 Your Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. GPS once saved my marriage. Figuratively speaking, of course. The exact year is a little fuzzy, but it was before smartphones were a thing. Printed MapQuest driving directions and that...
Swole Up Like a Tick
My mother did her best to instill in my sisters and me a sense of etiquette when out in public. She'd often remind us to "sit like a lady," "don't chew with your mouth open," and "don't make inappropriate conversation at the dinner table." When I was in middle school,...
This is 40
I can't believe in a few short days, I'll close another decade of my life and embrace a new one. Forty. I'll be forty. How did that happen?! Last year, when I visited my ophthamologist for a third failed glaucoma test (yeah, I know. It was a whole thing), she very...
Stuck in the shirt
"I can't DO it!" My youngest, Grayson, sopping wet from his bath, struggled to put his pajama shirt on. With both arms stuck halfway through his sleeves and jammed over his head, he looked like one of those headless monsters from Scooby Doo. All he needed was a spooky...
Which Door Should You Take?
When I was a senior in college, I had several "doors" that I could have chosen. The question I asked myself, "Will this door lead me down the path God wanted me to have? Will it lead me to where He would have me go?" It's a tough question for a lot of people. I...
Genesis
Genesis. New beginnings. Can I be honest with you for a moment? I've put off starting this blog for more than 3 months. I'm a mother of two small boys, a full-time career counselor, a wife, a sister, a daughter, a friend to many. I've tried starting blogs before: one...