They say imitation is a form of flattery, right? I need to be real here, I ran across a Facebook "blog" page today that has clearly been following me (dare I say stalking me?), mimicking many of my posts, using my authentic wording, posting similar things just after I do, adapting my style (right ...
You Are Sufficient In This World
As women and mothers we hear a lot about ‘the comparison trap’. Really we aren’t comparing at all though, are we? I think we are actually contrasting. When we compare we’re finding similarities, and I think we can encourage each other through that. But when we are contrasting, we’re finding ...
Happy Birthday, Dorothy. Life is Hard.
My mother-in-law has been with Jesus for almost 9 years. Cancer took her all too soon. In August of 2007 we welcomed our first son into this world, within a week she and my father-in-law told us that the doctors had discovered she had cancer. It was in her colon and pancreas. What? I thought ...
Making More Time to do Less Things
There's just something so sweet about a child falling asleep in your arms during a bedtime story. Last night I read my youngest the book "Just in Case You Ever Wonder", a favorite of her big sister's when she was a tot, and one I read to the boy often too. That same big sister walked by and said ...
Breathe
Sometimes when I’m doing hard things I forget to breathe. Before I know it I’m feeling faint, weak, and wondering why I even attempted this in the first place. I feel burdened, totally inadequate, and like someone else is going to have to take over while I admit that I’m not cut out and fall back ...
Be Ever Blooming
These once-upon-a-time dying greenhouse plants and 2/$1 seed packets from Dollar Tree have bloomed right where they were planted in my little backyard flowerbed. I didn't know if they'd turn out. This was my first year planting flowers on this kind of scale. I've done small pots by the house ...
It’s Not What You Think
In need of another "Lessons From the Toddler" story? Here it comes! The other day we were in the McDonald's drive-thru, & I say "Hello, I'd like 3 small fries and one McChicken, please". Fries for the girls, the little man wanted a McChicken. We talked about this 2 blocks before the ...
Speak Up!
Wherever you are, whatever you are doing, it is my prayer that RIGHT NOW in THIS MOMENT you would know and believe with your whole entire heart that YOU ARE LOVED. I don't know what you're going through, I don't know what you're going to face. I'm 30. You could argue that I haven't ...
Celebrate Absolutely Everything
Someone once told me "You guys celebrate everything!" At first I took it offensively, thinking we were being too frivolous or something. I mean, we probably were. Then I realized it was most likely a harmless comment that I instead chose to interpret as "Man, those people know how to always ...
The Prayer Chair
Not too long ago I spent a night on the floor of my bedroom crying myself to sleep. My husband tried to comfort me but it was no use, I had my mind made up that I didn’t need him to get me through this and get me better fast. I didn’t want the band-aid of “you’re okay” to cover up what I really ...
Church Bulletins For Sale! Get Your Church Bulletins!
I went to switch out the laundry and found a bunch of paper folded up in the dryer. I was able to identify it as a church bulletin and pin point which kid it was from by the light blue color of the pen marks that were barely still visible on the paper, after having been through the washer and ...
Sibling Love
This boy. He is so sensitive, compassionate, animated, and full of adventure. I love the way his big sister smiles and listens to his stories, allllll of his great big stories. Man, she listens so well to him. Tonight the story is of what it felt like as he took his impromptu first ...
Together
You guys, I can't even tell you how much my soul needed a laid back night like this. Take-out supper under the golden sun, next to the ballfields. Children laughing, no dishes to wash, a husband racing his kids, smiles, fresh air, grass under my feet, the perfect scenery to the East, all of it was ...
Tea & Crumpets, or Whatever
It's a Tea & crumpets kind of day. Well okay, here it's more like water and donuts. I just wanted to give you another visual of my favorite soapbox, which is: "Do what works for you". God created us each unique with our own gifts, talents, and interests. You do you, I'll do me. Together ...
She Sees, She Does.
It was a typical afternoon. I was getting ready to head to a meeting when I decided I'd snap a picture of myself quick to show my gratitude for some great brands I was loving on. I set up the tripod, struck a pose and 50 takes later it was over. In the middle of all that my sweet little one came ...
You Can’t Give it if You Don’t Have it- So Get It!
As I got ready for bed one night this week I walked past this sight, in the middle of my living room floor. Our cat, who we call #slightlybetterbrownie on social media, was checking out the tracks left out by my kiddos. Normally I would've told the kids to clean them up before bed, but I was away ...
I Picked My Funeral Music at Age 15
In 2001 on my 15th birthday a friend of my parents’ died in a motorcycle accident. He was in another town and on a road that I was unfamiliar with then; he hit a deer and was killed. Now that road is a quick jog from where I’m living and raising my family. I travel that road all the time, and I ...
Those Lights
Sometimes when I leave the house, I feel really inadequate. I almost never feel like I measure up to the people around me. I forget my accomplishments, I forget what it is I do that makes ME who I am. From my home I encourage and teach my children, I cheer on my husband. Through my cell phone I am ...
…Be Present…
Happy Baptism Anniversary to my big kids! That’s right; they get to celebrate the anniversary of their baptism on the brink of a NEW YEAR! Baptism is so sacred and such a truly special thing. The complexity of baptism is something I didn’t fully comprehend until a few years ago. I was embarrassed ...
Transformation: The Pitcher
Once upon a time (long, long ago and in some other galaxy) this pitcher was used to transfer beer from a keg into clear plastic glasses that were set on each end of a ping pong table. The game was called Beer Pong, and I played it quite well. At the time I didn’t drink beer, which is why I think in ...
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