It’s Sunday afternoon, I’m relaxing in the recliner, Murray is napping on the couch, my in-laws hit the road to head back to Iowa and it’s finally quiet. The rain has stopped, the windows are open, the birds are singing and I can finally think clearly for the first time in over a week. I … Continue reading Why I Quit My Job: aka How God Uses Authors to Wreck Your Life (in a good way)
Now that I have re-established myself as a bookworm, many of my friends have asked me for book recommendations or what my favorite books were from the last year. When looking for new material, it’s always easiest to ask a friend for what they’ve enjoyed rather than hunting through the vast array of options available … Continue reading Best Books of 2018
When I was living in North Carolina I had just finished college and was slowly figuring out what my life would look like as an adult. I was watching a lot of tv. And when I say a lot, I mean A LOT-- like actively following 12-15 shows a week. Don’t ask me how I … Continue reading Relearning to Read
When reading the Bible everyone always says to skim or skip the genealogies. They say they’re boring or unimportant and just slow us down in getting to the good stuff, but they’re wrong. The genealogies ARE the good stuff. Matthew 1 shows us God’s faithfulness through the generations. In good times and bad, prosperity and … Continue reading The Beauty in the Genealogy
Today is June 1st which means we’ve officially entered the last month of my time living in North Carolina. It’s funny to think that I’m sad to leave because I really didn’t want to come here. I’d never identified so strongly with Jonah in my whole life. I married Murray in 2015 and moved down … Continue reading My Own Little Ninevah
“Dang Mrs. Stoffa! Nice shoes! I haven’t EVER seen a teacher wear Jordans to school before!” It’s always entertaining when the students I work with discover elements of my actual personality, not just my professional teacher identity. Today was casual Friday and I chose to wear a pair of sneakers with my outfit instead of … Continue reading The Cool Teacher
Ever since I was a little kid I always asked why, way past the normal age. I was an inquisitive little girl who wanted to understand how the world worked. This need to always understand the undercurrents behind the things in my life has always left me with more to learn. I don’t just like … Continue reading Asking Why
Making a blog is not a unique concept by any means, but I still wanted to start one to give myself an outlet for writing and putting more coherent thoughts out into the world aside from a couple sentences in a Facebook post. I'm not the type to write two paragraph posts on my page … Continue reading Why I Started a Blog
