Amy L. BoydFeb 24, 20175 minWhen God Blows Up Your Too Small AgendaI've always lived in the future. Soon I'll be able to read like all of the big kids. Soon I'll be able to drive and get a job. Soon I'll...
Amy L. BoydFeb 14, 20175 minThe Love We Really Need TodayDivorcing at the age of 31 causes one to lose a great sense of identity. I'm constantly wondering who I am without him. Who have I been...
Amy L. BoydFeb 10, 20172 minStolen SafetyLinking up with the wonderful writers at #fiveminutefriday today! The challenge to write for five minutes on the word "safe" means no...
Amy L. BoydJan 26, 20173 minA Celebration of Joyful Sorrow“So...is your joy back?” her far away voice asks me over the phone. Silence. I blink. And blink again. “Well, is your joy back, or what?”...
Amy L. BoydJan 19, 20174 minBlinded By THE LightQuiet house. Dark house. Empty house. Broken house. Impending storms both within myself and out in the humid, rain-smelling, Wisconsin...
Amy L. BoydJan 12, 20173 minLet's Stop Striving and Celebrate!Does anyone remember those humongous, gigantic, colossal TV's from the 1980s? The kind that sat on the floor and had big huge, knobs on...
Amy L. BoydJan 1, 20174 minTo the Resolution Resistant: One Great GoalI've always been intimidated by the start of a new year... The expectation to be better, achieve more, set overarching goals, and...
Amy L. BoydDec 23, 20163 minGood Tidings of Great JoyWhen you're six years old joy looks like a Barbie Dream House. At twelve it's your own phone and a VHS tape of the Cranberries- one of...
Amy L. BoydNov 23, 20163 minThe Price of Thanksgiving"Don't seek to be contented with your efforts or to be assured within that all is well, balance yourself on the tremulous outer edge of...
Amy L. BoydNov 8, 20163 min'Twas the Night Before Voting...Like many Americans, I've vehemently avoided politics since 1980- the year of my birth. Alex P. Keaton (and also Marty McFly) inspired me...
Amy L. BoydOct 25, 20163 minRise, Pick Up Your Bed, and GoI drive to worship in the house of the Lord on a crisp October Sunday. It's time for brown leather boots and leggings under dresses. It's...
Amy L. BoydOct 2, 20165 min3 Misconceptions About ChristianityThe Beginning: September 26, 1992 In middle school I was a terrible flute player. It turns out that God can use a thing like that to...
Amy L. BoydSep 25, 20164 minWhy do we love fall so much?I try to avoid walking past Teavana- but sometimes it just happens. When it does, I purposely avert my eyes. I walk on the far side of...
Amy L. BoydSep 18, 20165 min4 Ways to Respond to Unmet ExpectationsSince April 18, 1980, I have made my expectations known. As a tiny, six pound baby I expected my mom to respond to my every whim. As a...
Amy L. BoydSep 10, 20165 minSeptember 11: God in the Midst of TerrorIn April of 1996 I visited New York City on a band trip as a high school junior. We took pictures of the Twin Towers and the impressive...
Amy L. BoydSep 5, 20164 minResting in the Long WayExodus 13:17-19a: When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near....
Amy L. BoydAug 28, 20164 minIdentity DenialI once cut my finger pretty deeply with a sharp knife. Amidst the makings for fish tacos, blood spurted from my fingertip making my...
Amy L. BoydAug 21, 20164 minIdentity ChallengedI've always known that I would be a teacher. Ever since first grade when the beautiful Mrs. Shade taught me to become a better reader,...
Amy L. BoydAug 13, 20163 minThings That Sneak Up: Our Identity as AmbassadorsWhen this summer began I had no idea that I would become a blogger...a serious writer. (Well, aspiring writer!) Someone in pursuit of a...