Author Archives: leeannramsey

  Today marks our 34th anniversary of being a married couple. Thirty. Four. Years. June 5, 1982 The year doesn’t end in a “0” or a “5”…it’s not a typical “landmark” year…but we are not promised tomorrow, so I will treat this as a landmark year. #everymomentisprecious I told David earlier this week that I believeContinue reading “This Man…”

This is a uber-condensed version of the message I brought on Mother’s Day, 2007. Hard to imagine that it’s been 9 years since then. Entering into Mother’s Day weekend, I wanted to share it with you. Enjoy! ❤ ——————————– Have you ever had to sit through the night with someone? Several years ago, a close friendContinue reading “NIGHT SHIFT”

I am a great starter! I can start things. I do really well at starting. On the other hand, I am a lousy finisher. I have so many projects in and around my house that I have started that are nowhere near finished. Goals that I start toward and I get distracted along the way.Continue reading “On Finishing”

This past Sunday, David brought an amazing message (as usual) and he said something to the effect of “I’m not what I think about me. I’m not what God thinks about me. I am what I think God thinks about me.” I quoted him on FB and got quite a few positive remarks about it. ItContinue reading “How God Sees Me”

Just a little over 24 hours ago, I stood and watched my son get on a plane that would take him across the state, back to his home after spending 5 days at my house for Christmas. I stood alongside my husband…I stood alongside another mom and dad sending their son home…I stood alongside a dadContinue reading “Standing. Watching.”

Last week was a pretty crappy week for a lot of people. Sorry if it sounds blunt or disrespectful, but it was very much completely indeed crappy. One week ago today (I’m writing this on Monday, December 7), I received terrible news from my sister that a young friend of ours (as close as family)Continue reading “Jesus Cried, Too”

I remember exactly where I was when I heard. I remember exactly how I felt when I did. And I remember exactly what I did for the 24 hours afterwards. I was paralyzed. I was glued to the tv for the rest of the day and deep, deep into the night. Not out of gross-interest,Continue reading “nine-eleven”

Yet another favorite podcast during my walk today. And yet another nugget of thought-provoking, soul-heart-searching wisdom. Shadow missions. I had never heard the phrase before today…and now I will never forget it. The speaker was mainly talking to leaders…church leaders, specifically…but leaders in all capacities. He shared a story about a retreat he had attended, whereContinue reading “What’s Your Shadow Mission?”

As women (and I’m sure men do to some extent), we remember. We remember everything. We remember every comment made about our appearance. We remember every time you tell us we look pretty and every time you tell us we look healthy and every time you tell us we look skinny and every time you tell us our legs areContinue reading “Who Told You That?”

THE SACRAMENT OF PLOP Today during my walk, I was listening to a podcast interview with one of my favorite authors. The topic of discussion was dealing with death, hardship, catastrophe, loss. And she brought up an intriguing, but eye-opening, concept. At the risk of beating a dead horse, our family has experienced a lotContinue reading “The Sacrament of Plop”