Motherhood is funny. You spend so many hours in the thick, muck of it. So many sleepless nights and endless dirty diapers. Thousands of books read and songs recited over and over again. Times when you can’t even recognize yourself in the mirror because the […]
Let’s face it- as Mom’s we rarely get a moment to ourselves. And when we do, the first thing on our mind isn’t usually taking care of ourselves. But, we need to change that. We’ve got to start focusing a little bit of our attention […]
Does anyone get overwhelmed by all the choices available to us? I mean, who has ever decided they wanted to watch a movie? Then, spent an hour (or more!) searching hundreds of channels, On Demand, Netflix, Hulu, Vudu, Amazon and more- only to give up […]
My current setup is me on my laptop, on my outdoor dining table on my back deck. Birds are singing. The breeze is blowing. I can see chipmunks, squirrels, cardinals, woodpeckers, rabbits, robins, and a various assortment of finches from where I sit. I can […]
Every day on Instagram stories I’ve been sharing my #verseoftheday to help keep me accountable in my Bible reading. Yesterday’s verse was- “The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.” Words I often have to repeat to myself. When chaos comes […]
I read posts about being intentional ALL OF THE TIME. Intentional parenting. Being intentional in your marriage. With your job. But, something I realized I have totally slacked off on, and probably the most important one- my spiritual walk, has been suffering. I’ve slacked way […]
I’ve been having this thought a lot lately: In a world where there are literally hundreds- maybe thousands of ways to connect, why are there so many lonely Moms? Sometimes myself included! Why is authentic connection so hard to find? Is it because instead of […]
Have you ever listened to Dave Ramsey on the radio? Whenever someones asks how he is doing, he always answers the same way. “Better than I deserve.” I’ve been feeling this way lately. I look around at this amazing life my Husband and I have […]
The morning my Grandma died I had a dream. I was standing at the end of her hospital bed, where she was the last time I saw her, in her living room. We were in front of the double doors staring into the snowy back […]
My Husband is my best friend. He was one of my best friends before we started dating. And he still is. We share everything. Talk about everything. Share the same interests. While I am SO thankful for the relationship we have and all of the […]
