I’ve tried New Year’s Resolutions. They’re not really for me. Rather than make me feel excited about the 12 months ahead of me, I feel imprisoned and obligated to follow the rules I’ve set for myself. I also have enough free spirit in me to balk at jumping on band wagons for the sake of […]
Why Gifts are Important
The frenzy began as soon as the last gift was unwrapped on Christmas morning. Must. get. rid. of. junk. The conundrum of which old toys need to go in order to make room for new ones is not a new one for many parents. It’s a problem that brings all sorts of conflicting emotions with […]
High 5 for Friday
This week has been such a great one! I’m beyond grateful for the wonderful people God has placed in my life who make me feel loved and special. Saturday morning, I woke up to find these on my dining room table. For my birthday, my husband arranged for my parents to babysit so we could […]
A Letter to my Babies About Tragedy
My Sweet Children, Today was a tragic day in the history of this country. As I took in the news, I felt a baby moving in my womb, trying to get comfortable with only 6 weeks or so left before breathing her first breath in this sinful world. When my eyes moved from the TV, […]
What I’ve Learned from Mary
How much did Mary’s heart sink when she first read the Caesar’s decree? Who in their right mind would expect a woman as far along as she was in her pregnancy to travel such a distance? Not only would the donkey ride aggravate her weary body and aching joints, but it would almost certainly encourage […]
What Do You Do?
The question came up recently. Only this time it was uttered from little lips. Innocent ones who are figuring out the world and how it works. I’ve become used to the generic responses of my peers. Braced myself for the usual, “Oh, you’re a stay-at-home mom. Good for you. Not many people can do that […]
Where it all Began + eBook Giveaway!
In celebration of my eBook, Trend Breakers: Discovering and Choosing True Friendship in a Lonely World, launching this week, I’m sharing the intro from the book in today’s post. I remember all that has transpired to get me to this point. The tears. The dark, lonely days. The superficial conversations as well as the thought-provoking […]
We are not Islands
There’s something indescribable about following God. I started this blog a little over a year ago without much of a clue why except that I felt God urging me to do it. I was even more clueless about all that went into blogging. (I’m extra thankful for women like Amy & Ashley who have either […]
When Life Gives You Little Things, Embrace Them
Tears well up more readily for me these days. I know it’s in large part because the hormones of motherhood are swelling just as much as my abdomen on this home stretch of pregnancy. Yet some of the tenderness, joy, and emotion that washes over me in recent days comes from a deeper source. It […]
Choosing to do it Anyway
As I embark on the fourth Christmas season as a mother, I can see progress. Of course in my son, but also in me. In the beginning, I believed I should be the mom whose kid did every creative project known to man, so I’d have my one year old attempting to make hand print […]