It seems like Christmas was a long time ago, but we are still in January, and so technically the year is still new, right? How are those resolutions coming? I hit a slight “doldrum” week last week with being off schedule, going through a little sickness, and then the snowstorm throwing us all off kilter, […]
Tag: joy
Look At My Heart
It’s back to school time! It’s so hard to believe, but it is. Some mamas are crying as they watch their babies go off into the world, and some mamas are standing in the middle of their empty living rooms singing the Hallelujah Chorus! I’ll leave it to you to guess which I will be […]
Joie de Vivre
In the French, that phrase literally means “the joy of living”. It randomly popped into my mind while I was spending time with my curly girl this past weekend. She is about to be 15 months old, and between the inevitable meltdowns that accompany learning how to do life, she is a joyful and happy […]
Peace Like a River
Hold tight, this one may be a little heavy. My mind was racing last night as I was praying about what to write this week — sometimes my thoughts just overtake my mind, and I can’t sleep until I write them down. I pray that I can write this all out clearly and that whomever […]
Guilty Joy
One day in the recent past, I was driving to meet a friend to take our children out for the day. It was the first beautiful, sunny day that followed on the heels of weeks of cold, grey, lingering winter weather. I had been prepared, on time, and it was promising to be a good […]
Is He Enough?
Christ is enough for me. I was praying about what to write about this week, and those words popped into my mind – the melody from the popular song played in my mind and I automatically started singing. But as I got to the phrase “Christ is enough for me” I stopped – is He […]