Dec 23, 2016 | Anxiety, Faith, God, Joy, Motherhood, Parenting
I will turn 16, get a car, and then I’ll be free. A few more weeks of high school, and then I will move out on my own. I will graduate from college, and then I will get a good paying job and live the good life. I will work as I hard as I can, and then I’ll be...
Nov 9, 2016 | Childhood, Joy, Motherhood, Parenting, Simple Things, Take Time
“Sit with me Mama,” my little boy said. He was sitting at the breakfast table having a snack and watching me hustle around the room straightening, cleaning, and just trying in general to catch up. (A lofty goal I never seem to reach.) “I’m coming baby, let me just...
Oct 27, 2016 | Childhood, Joy, Motherhood, Parenting, Take Time
Joy, happiness, excitement! This is how my babies would probably describe their afternoon activities. Dirty, messy, itchy would be my description. Some friends and neighbors were raking leaves, and of course the two E’s wanted to help. Now keep in mind, when we...
Oct 19, 2016 | Childhood, Joy, Motherhood, Parenting
Our children love to walk down our street, talk to the neighbors, look for interesting animals (such as a cat down the way that always seems to disappear the moment it hears us coming) and collect sentimental “treasures” from our nature walk. These treasures usually...
Oct 11, 2016 | Anxiety, Motherhood, Perfectionism
Should I blog? I’ve wrestled with this question off and on for several weeks now. I tend to do this with some things (or a lot of things) lately. By nature I’m analytical, but sometimes all of this analyzing can lead to anxiety. I don’t remember being this...