Jun 4, 2018 | Childhood, Gratitude, Joy, Kids, Motherhood, Parenting, Thankfulness
Dear Son, I watch you play, your spirit a mixture of tough little boy, twinkle-in-the-eye mischief, and a heart so big I’m not sure how it fits in your chest. And I smile. You’re an enigma in a lot of ways. Perhaps it’s because, being a girl myself, I’ve never seen...
Dec 25, 2017 | Brokenness, Christmas, Faith, God, Joy
A letter from my heart to yours on this Christmas Eve. I don’t know where you find yourself today. Maybe this is the year you celebrate new life. There are tiny boxes full of tiny onesies underneath the tree, and though you’re sleep deprived, your heart is as full as...
May 4, 2017 | Brokenness, Faith, God, Joy, Prayer
Rain and rainbows are so indicative of life, aren’t they? The rainbow is there stretching before us, a symbol of goodness and hope. Yet, you have to endure the storm, and look through the raindrops to see it. In my adult years there have been two periods of time...
Jan 30, 2017 | Faith, God, Gratitude, Joy, Kids, Perfectionism
Often I get to church feeling as though I need to skip Sunday School, walk straight up to the sanctuary, down the center aisle, and kneel at the altar to pray. Does this sound a bit dramatic? Maybe, but if you have children and you’re a church-goer, I’m betting (or...
Dec 24, 2016 | Christmas, Faith, God, Joy, Motherhood, Parenting
During Wednesday night church activities our little girl made an Advent calendar. The calendar has 24 vacant spaces to affix a beautiful yellow star each day starting on December 1st and leading up to Christmas day. Each day she looks forward to placing that yellow...
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...