I’m getting back into the swing of blogging today by joining up with Five Minute Fridays. Today’s word is Dance. Sometimes it’s all about the change in perspective. I’ve never been a good dancer. I have rhythm in my head. I can feel the beat when I sing, but when it’s time for me […]
Wrapping up the Week with 5 Important-to-me Facts
1. Today was THE day! I went without my splint for the entire day, and got the official word from my surgeon to continue this process of being a two-handed individual.Hallelujah! 2. Oh! And did I mention that I’m typing with two hands?!? It feels a little funny because of the nerve damage to my […]
Hold onto Hope
Have you ever found yourself in that unpleasant place of knowing you are going through a challenging set of circumstances and all you can do is wait? I’m so there. I wanted to take a few minutes to share a few of the more coherent thoughts that I am able to salvage out of my […]
God Answers Prayers
You may have noticed that things have been pretty silent around here lately. I have some valid explanations, a little bit of time, and one good hand with which to catch up, so here goes. Our life moved up a few notches on the crazy scale on May 12th in that fateful moment when I […]
A Candid View of my Journey to Obedience
I’m doing it. I’m sharing a video. Of me talking. Something I vowed to never do in blogging. Not because I hate vlogs, but because I despise watching myself on camera. Yet God wouldn’t let the idea go no matter how much I tried to justify that it would probably be more spiritual to take […]
Encouragement for Moms to Remember
My good friend Mandie was kind enough to wrap up this month of motherhood on the blog with a powerful reminder to all of us bearing the honorable, challenging privilege that it is to be a mom. I’m confident you will find encouragement in her words as with all of the other fantastic guest posts […]
Seasons
Don’t forget to enter the giveaway for 100 free prints from Shutterfly. The contest ends at midnight tonight! I’m really excited to have Courtney sharing on the blog today! I met Courtney about a month ago when I joined in the fun with Jen from Finding Heaven’s Soli Deo Gloria small groups. Courtney is my […]
A Box of Chalk + Giveaway
She has no idea I’m sharing this until she reads it, but I have to tell you that Ashley applied what she talks about in this post to me in many ways last week. First off, she wrote this post for me when I asked for guest posters. She also rearranged our playdate plans and […]
The Heartbeat of Hope (On potty -training strong-willed children)
I’m happily welcoming back Ashley today. Her words give hope to this mama of a not-quite-completely potty trained boy, and I’ve a feeling I’m not alone. ~Kelly Photo Credit Several weeks ago, I really thought I’d never see this day. My strong-willed son pooped in the potty for the fifth time this week, AND stayed […]
These Are a Few of my Favorite Things: Books Edition
If you’re a regular around here, you know me pretty well. Did you know, however, that during this time of paring back on writing while I wait on my hand to heal, that I’m using this extra time to pray for you even more? Well now you do. And here’s the thing. Usually you hear […]