Living Between the Lines

It was more than 100 degrees in the room we were in. A room smaller than my living room. With no furniture save four or five cheap plastic chairs for our patients to sit in. The five of us were practically standing on top of each other. And with no electricity, no lights, and no [...]

I’ve never seen the movie, Nights in Rodanthe, but because I’m from Eastern North Carolina, I have followed the news stories about Serendipity—the coastal NC house (seen above) that was the setting for the movie. Ever since the movie was released, the local news stations have sent reporters out there practically every time it rains, to [...]

If you’ve been hanging around my blog much in the past week or two, you have probably heard the rumor that I’ll be going on my eighth mission trip in July. I will be joining missionary Rose Boyd (from Operation Teaching Tools) and a team of ten to minister in Sudan. You can read more [...]

Although college was one of the most interesting and influential times in my life, it certainly wasn’t the easiest time in my life. It wasn’t that I was a party girl. I had worked for four years before going to college, so by the time I got there, I was serious about getting my education. [...]

In keeping with the adventurous spirit here at Living Between the Lines, I’m on the road again on this Wednesday morning. But today, I don’t just have one destination, but TWO. You can find me visiting my friend Ginny at Make a Difference to One, where I’ll be talking about Love (which is ever so [...]

Today is our regularly scheduled “One Word” Blog Carnival and our scheduled topic is “Lust.” You can view a listing (with links) of all of the carnival entries on Bridget Chumbley’s website. A few months ago, when that topic was first proposed by someone (I can’t remember who) on Twitter, I don’t recall feeling hesitant [...]

Tonight, when I started writing my blog, I actually had two really cool ideas in mind. But I began to pray about what God would have me to share and I felt that this is what He wanted me to share: a prayer for you and for us all. Dear God, Since the day we [...]

In the weeks leading up to Christmas, I took part in my blogger-friend Billy Coffey’s Ten Dollar Challenge. I set aside ten dollars and blessed someone with it—for no particular reason except that they needed it and God pressed my heart to give it.  One of my favorite things about the season of Christmas is [...]