Taryn R. Hutchison's Blog: The Glorious Muddle, page 19

What You Never Expected to Find in the Bible

Bet you’re thinking this is going to be about blessings and pearls of wisdom. Oh, they’re in the Bible and they’re abundant. But that’s not what’s on my mind today.  I’m thinking about a …. (wait for it) donkey. This morning, Steve and I read one of my favorite funny stories. And it’s found in God’s Word. […]

Having Hope

One year ago today, I arrived home from work to a garage that didn’t have my husband’s truck in it. That may not seem unusual to you, but Steve is as punctual and predictable as a Swiss clock. He is always where he says he will be, never a minute late. I walked through the […]

Being True to Who You Are

I woke up in a panic in the middle of the night. One thought filled my mind. My passport is expiring! I jumped out of bed to check the expiration date. Fortunately, I caught it one month before I’d be stuck paying a higher fee. I’m safe. And even if I wasn’t, I have no […]

Why I Don’t Like the Proverbs 31 Woman

Last night, I spoke to the girls in Cru on my campus about Biblical Womanhood. But before I go any further, I feel a need to offer a disclaimer:  I do love God’s Word with all my heart and I want it to guide my life. Even so, I tiptoed around some potential landmines yesterday. […]

Love Freely Given

On a bitterly cold and blustery day, one of the most depressing days for many young college women, I witnessed something that warmed my heart. Young women today have been inundated with the world’s philosophy that their worth is measured by snagging a guy, compounded by a second lie that only the beautiful girls (or […]

Do you need to be refreshed?

I never wanted to be a nurse. I’m an admirer from afar, extremely thankful for the ones gifted and called to this great work. But glad – more now than ever before – that I’m not one of them. It’s been a hard week, and it’s only half over. Steve came home from the hospital one week ago. […]

A Groundhog Day I Don’t Want to Repeat

Or … a Small Step for Arthritic Steve, a Giant Leap for Bionic Steve. My husband’s on his way toward becoming the new six million dollar man. Yesterday he had a total knee replacement. After staying up much too late Sunday night, riveted to the excitement of the Super Bowl, he took a short nap and […]

Never Forget and Never Repeat

Seventy years ago yesterday, the Soviets liberated the few remaining prisoners in Auschwitz, people who stared evil in the eye and dared to survive.  Some 300 of those survivors gathered for a memorial at the death camp. The world vowed to “Never Forget.” And yet we seem to have amnesia. The very nation which freed the […]

Cohabiting First Puts Marriage at Risk

The following is my current article in the Faith and Values section of our local paper. Usually, when my name comes up on the rotation, I only have a few days to submit something. This time, in a quandary over possible topics, I prayed that God would make it clear. Immediately, some statistics about cohabitation came on […]

Two Questions and One Life

I love non-competitive games where you get to know each other. Games with thought-provoking questions like: If you were marooned on a desert island and you could have one book with you, which one would you choose?   If your house was burning down and you had time to get one possession out, what would […]