Dec 2, 2022 | Church, Failure, Faith, God, Kids, Motherhood, Parenting, Purpose
It’s Sunday. And Sunday mornings can be hard. I won’t lie—rather than days of rest and worship, it often feels that Sundays are filled with labor and frustration instead as I “work” to get my family to church on time. Some Sundays we arrive at a time when I can no...
Dec 2, 2022 | Faith, God, Kids, Life Lessons, Motherhood, Parenting, Prayer
We got off to a bit of a rocky start yesterday morning. Kids were dragging around, we were running late, no one had on a jacket in the 30-plus degree weather. I could go on but you get the idea. As we pulled out of the drive, a spirit of frustration and grumpiness...
Apr 22, 2022 | Childhood, Church, Easter, Faith, Faithful Living, God, God's Love, Gratitude, Hope, Joy, Kids, Light, Motherhood, Parenting
I took a shower with [fake] snakes more than once last week. He often comes to the front door with a lizard or two he’s just caught riding on his shoulder or on top of his head. One of his favorite things to play with is dirt—adding a bit of water only makes it...
Mar 24, 2022 | Childhood, Encouragement, Gratitude, Hope, Joy, Kids, Life Lessons, Motherhood, Parenting, Pregnancy, Purposeful Living, Simple Things, Take Time, Thankfulness, Time
I slept all night last night for the first time since our sweet baby girl was born. Actually, it was the first time in over a year because I was up and down a LOT during the final months of my pregnancy. And I dare not boast or say this too loudly because I know from...
Nov 7, 2021 | Faith, God, Gratitude, Joy, Kids, Life Lessons, Motherhood, Parenting, Simple Things, Thankfulness
She was only four days old when I took this picture, and some days I still cry. I still get emotional when I think about the gift I’ve been given. That I get to hold her. I get to laugh with her. I get to snuggle and rock and play with her. I get to do this baby...