The other night, I was running the race and the finish line was bedtime. Little people all done for the day, check that box and move on! Bathtime was a process, complete with discovering a little lie that had been told, subsequent discipline and some big life lessons. At first, I was frustrated and immediately […]
Hello there, lovely readers! It’s been a minute! I have missed this so much, but in truth, the past two months just haven’t left me much time (or brain cells!) to write — as it is, you will be getting lots of “3am thoughts” from here on out…please forgive my mom brain ramblings š I […]
Can I write a whole book entitled āThings I Once Thought, That Were Just Plain Wrongā? The newest and latest thing on that list is believing that once God asks you to do something, its always and forever on your plate in the same quantity and capacity, and you may never stop doing it full […]
Hey friends! Sorry its been a bit since my last post ā we all came down with one of those winter germs that moves through the house in waves ā I think we are finally on the way out of it, but you would not have wanted to read anything I wrote up until now!! […]
I have a confession: I love beautiful things. Colorful landscapes, vibrant sunsets, beautiful clothes, cozy homes, well done decorations, new pretty journals, amazing paintings, fresh-painted nails, even good landscaping ā give me all the pretties! When Iām ārelaxingā I like to troll Pinterest or Instagram and just look at all the beautiful things that are […]
I do NOT like winter. I think Iāve already written about that like 5 times in the past year…. I hate being cold, I hate being stuck inside, I hate the dreariness of naked trees and brown earth and gray skies. I end up curling up in the corner of the house, hugging mugs of […]
She’s squealing with delight, running to get me to tell me about the rainbows on the floor – darting into her room next door and then back out into the living room to find them all. She’s mesmerized by the tiny squares of rainbow scattered across the carpet as the morning sun catches the prisms […]
I was reading the what people call the āFaith Hall of Fameā passage in Hebrews the other day ā if you havenāt read it recently, check it out here. (Noticing lots of āfaithā themes in my posts recently?! These days Iām learning all about not knowing but believing and going just the same!) The whole […]
Today, I want yāall to imagine you have a friend. Youāve had this person in your life for forever it seems; they are a given. A constant in your life. You can hardly remember a time when they werenāt there for you. This person is amazing ā you can pick up the phone and call […]
We have a photo of a little girl on our fridge. She stands barefoot in the dirt, wearing a blue dress and a Ā somber expression and she looks much older than her 4 years. Her eyes stood out to me the most when we were looking through pictures in order to choose a child to […]
