Sep 25, 2025 | Anxiety, Childhood, Encouragement, Faith, Fear, God, God's Faithfulness, God's Love, Kids, Life Lessons, Motherhood, Parenting
His eyes welled with tears, and his bottom lip quivered. “I’m scared, Mama,” he cried, as we made our way around the ball fields in search of Field #5. It was an early Spring day, and both kids were playing ball. Though they’d been practicing, these were their first...
Aug 11, 2025 | Encouragement, Faith, Faithful Living, God, God's Faithfulness, Love, Marriage, Purpose, Writing
See this guy? I don’t talk about him a lot, but you should know that I’m not sure I would have ever started writing if it weren’t for him. He was (and is) my biggest encourager. It’s been almost ten years ago now that I first looked at him and said, “I want to write....
Jun 15, 2025 | Encouragement, Faith, Faithful Living, God, God's Faithfulness, God's Love, Peace
Sometimes we need the reminder that whatever “hard” thing we face, we don’t face it alone. God is with us and will be with us. In fact, He goes before us. Take a moment to picture that and think about what it really means. It means there is no step we can take without...
Apr 16, 2025 | Encouragement, Faith, Faithful Living, God, God's Faithfulness, Gratitude, Hope, Pregnancy, Pregnant Over 40
The doctors didn’t believe you’d be here. Years ago, they told me in no uncertain terms that though nothing was impossible, it was very improbable that I would ever have another baby. Today you turned four. Tonight I sit remembering. Tonight I sit praising a God who...
Feb 3, 2025 | Encouragement, Faith, Faithful Living, God, God's Faithfulness, God's Love
Wherever you find yourself… Whether you’re exhausted from being up all night with your littles. Whether you’re tired from working at home all day, wondering if there’s purpose in the making of snacks, sweeping the floors, and folding the laundry. Whether you’ve...
Nov 27, 2024 | Anxiety, Blog, Encouragement, Failure, Faith, Faithful Living, God's Faithfulness, God's Love, Gratitude, Hope, Kids, Motherhood, Parenting, Perfectionism, Thankfulness
So, here’s the deal… My kitchen is a mess, as is my dining room. Two out of the five of us aren’t feeling our best. The kids are arguing in the living room. The littlest is mad and crying. And I’m in the bathroom with the door locked. Despite what you will see as you...
