Just Frances T

Oh, Facebook. I have a love/hate relationship with you. I love reading interesting articles that my friends post (even when I don’t agree). I love seeing pictures of kiddos as they...

I had a follow-up appointment last week through my weight management program to calculate my resting metabolic rate. Basically, a machine monitored my breathing to determine how many calories I burn...

In July of 2004, I heard a sermon about taking steps forward in our faith journey. As I listened to the different steps one could take, I felt like God was...

Another year in the books for me. Last week ushered in my 36th birthday and birthdays lend themselves to reflection, so here I am, reflecting. The past year has seen many...

I got this bright idea when I woke up on Tuesday morning that it was time to potty train Thomas. I’ve been reading up and chatting with other parents for several...

While Matt and I were on a date a couple weeks back [yay Starbucks cards], I noticed a middle-aged couple sitting on the patio hunched over their phones. I could see...

A few years back, I had a routine meeting with a friend for one of my seminary classes. Though we were on good terms, it hadn’t always been that way. We’d...

One of the first things people inevitably noticed about my son, Thomas, is his ears. Not his actual ears, but the ears connected to his Mickey Mouse baseball cap he received...

A few weeks back, we went away for a few days and came back to termites. Thankfully, you don’t actually see the termites unless you get in their space, but every...

As I mentioned in part 1, I couldn’t avoid talking about prayers that have gone unanswered. The Lord is not a genie who grants our every wish if we just say...