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...
Mar 17, 2023 | For A Mama's Heart, Prayers
God, tonight we pray for the mama whose baby is graduating. Maybe they’re graduating from Kindergarten. Maybe middle school or high school. Perhaps college. Whatever the grade or level of accomplishment, this mama still can’t help but see the baby girl she just...
Mar 17, 2023 | Childhood, Gratitude, Hope, Joy, Kids, Life Lessons, Motherhood, Parenting, Perfectionism, Purpose, Purposeful Living, Simple Things, Take Time, Thankfulness, Time
I watched the kids chase fireflies tonight. The house is a mess. We’ve had a few very full, very hectic weeks and our home reflects it. There are clean clothes piled on the chair in our room. Dirty clothes are spilling over the sides of the laundry baskets. The...
Mar 17, 2023 | Childhood, Gratitude, Kids, Life Lessons, Motherhood, Parenting, Purposeful Living, Simple Things, Take Time, Thankfulness, Time
She woke up crying a few minutes ago. I picked her up and haven’t put her back down. I probably should. But I won’t…at least not yet. There are dishes still in the sink. A load of laundry still sits in the dryer from earlier today, wrinkling as I type. I still need to...
Mar 14, 2023 | Faith, God, Gratitude, Hope, Joy, Kids, Life Lessons, Motherhood, Parenting, Prayer, Simple Things, Thankfulness, Time
Our day hasn’t gotten off to a stellar start. In the early morning hours our oldest called for me. She was sick, vomiting in the bathroom. I took her temperature and it was pretty high. In general, fevers don’t alarm me, but I knew hers needed to come down. There was...