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...
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...
Dec 11, 2024 | For An Anxious Heart, Prayers
God, tonight we ask that you help us to lay down the things we can’t control…to hand them over to you. We want so badly to fix things. We want so desperately to control the outcomes, to right all wrongs, to determine the next best steps. We want to put back...
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...
Aug 9, 2024 | Anxiety, Encouragement, Faith, Faithful Living, God, God's Faithfulness, God's Love, Kids, Motherhood, Parenting, Peace
I woke up tired and grumpy. The kids have been bickering most of the morning as they’ve tried to bake cookies together. Did I mention it’s flooding rain? I’ve tried to change my outlook, getting busy with chores around the house, in an effort to create some positive...