why's my blog called "grit and glory"?

meet me at starbucks
I’m gonna be in DC next week. I know a bunch of you live in that area, and I’d love to meet up with as many of you as I can. But I’m only there a few days, and there’s just no way I could possibly get to everybody. So how about everybody comes to me?! On Sunday afternoon (11/15), I’ll be chilling at a Starbucks in Alexandria, VA for a few hours, and I’m hoping you’ll come say hi. Because I’d love to hug you! And it would completely suck if nobody showed up! Let me know if you’re planning to come, and we can swap phone numbers for just in case.

four-minute friday: ED
Go. I hate pharmaceutical commercials. One came on the other day when I was watching TV with 14-year-old K. Suddenly the room was flooded with phrases like prostate cancer, impotence, and erectile dysfunction. I silently prayed that K wasn’t paying attention. Sure enough… “What’

listen up, guys
Men— Can I talk to you for just a minute? I’ll be quick, I promise. The way you love your wife shows her the way Christ loves her. Too much pressure for a fallen man?! I didn’t say it. God did. “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the Church…” Your wife will believe and experience Christ’s love for her to the degree that she believes and experiences your love for her. God can miraculously work in anyone’s hea

my scarlet letter
I still wince every time I say divorce. Since it’s not finalized yet, it’ll be a while till I say ex-husband. But I’m pretty sure I’m gonna feel queasy the first time I have to say it out loud. There are words in my now-almost-daily vocabulary that I never imagined saying with any great frequency. I feel like I’m in a John Grisham novel when I say things like my attorney, litigation, and counterclaim. But then I remember it’s not a courtroom drama. It’s my life. And I just have to shake my head. The

blogroll in crisis
Does anyone even read blogrolls? I want to pass along the amazing blogs I read, but who can be bothered reading a long list of links?! I’m guessing not too many of you. So I’m working on categorizing the blogs I read to make the list at least easier to peruse. And hopefully more blogs will grab your interest that way. But it’s so hard. (I’m whining, I know.) I honestly can’t figure out what categories would be best to use. I certainly don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings. And many people fit into more than one group anyway. What do to, what to do… So I want your input.