MomminginMinistry

 Oh my goodness do I love a good "Countdown" show. Did anyone else listen to Rick Dees and the Weekly Top 40? Every Saturday of 1999, as I dusted the glass tops of the round clothing racks at Trotters Used Clothing Store I would wonder if Celine Dion's "I'm Your Angel" would still be number one this week. So, I have a habit of keeping track of some of my own lists.  Books were my big thing this year. Between audio and paper books I read or listened to 57 books in 2024. Only 12 were paper, and the other 45 were audio. It was much more even when I was still taking classes. Now the majority of my paper books are non-fiction resources for ministry or motherhood so I can underline them or loan them out. Here are the top ten that I would recommend out of that long list: 10. James  by Percival Everett. Mostly for ELA nerds, and it's much better if you're familiar with Huckelberry Finn and the whole Odyssey motif. I liked what Percival Everett did with it.  ...

 I don't usually write a Christmas letter anymore. I've been on a "less is more" quest for awhile now. And I think I've come to peace with rarely sending out cards and letters. But I do like the practice of looking back over the past year and recognizing the blessings and the wins.  So, in the spirit of the "Christmas Letter" here's what the Williams' were up to this past year: Every year seems to have some themes. If I had to put a theme on this year maybe it would be, Musical Theater. Or Northern California. Or Pizza. Or Being Church. I don't know.  In the first week of 2024 Dan and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary. I know! We. ARE. SO. OLD. But also, we were just babies when we got married. I didn't think so then but I still laugh and how silly and immature we were playing house back then, and how thankful I am we've grown-up together. For this anniversary we traveled to Monterey, California. I had been there twice with my...