The idea of growth is exciting, however, the physical process can be painful. Recently my oldest daughter and I brainstormed were for her to make money to cover the cost of her first car, insurance, and other needs as well as some wants she has. It was important for me to capture her ...
Child-Like Joy
The water was cold, he was hungry, he hadn’t slept well in days, never takes regular naps, and was surely overtired. He’d just spent the past 30 minutes strolling a crowded main street surrounded by hundreds of strangers. Perhaps he was overstimulated? Furthermore, he had never ...
Ten Years
The rest of the family went to sleep early, so my littlest guy and I had a little mommy + me date. We cleaned, we packed daddy's lunch, we did 1/8th of the dishes (we were both over it before we even began), we wrote colorful notes for everyone and left them on the table to be discovered in ...
Recharge
Getting out of the house alone can make me feel guilty, and the act itself is sometimes physically tough- like preparing everything for my family while I'm gone, plus finding cute clothes, makeup, and a dish to share... Ugh. Sometimes my littles even stand at the door and cry as I back away, ...
The Most Greatest.Gift.Ever
As I held the phone in my hand talking to the receptionist and looking at my calendar I held my breath and tried not to let my worry show through the phone lines when she gave me the next available appointment date. My words said “Great, I’ll take it, thank you”, but my heart said, “Oh ...
When You Adopted Before Adoption Was Cool
Happy World Adoption Day! Who knew there was such a day? First and foremost, we need more people willing to open their hearts and homes to people in need (not just children). I get that, I believe that. I’d do it again in a heartbeat. This post isn’t going to hit ...
Thankful Thursday- August 24th, 2017
A week has passed since my last blog post, and I honestly can say I did not get much accomplished. Not in the way of writing anyway. Well, or in the keeping of the home (If you’re reading this, I’m sorry, sweetie). My heart desires to write, but my schedule does not allow it, and in this ...
Thankful Thursday- August 17th, 2017
~Thankful Thursday~ I encourage you to set aside time, if not daily, weekly, to FIND JOY. Even in the tough seasons of life, it’s there. I swear it. My dear friends, I am a truth teller, and I wouldn’t pretend about this. This simple practice of writing down what you are thankful for can ...
Free Printable Scripture Art
My 9 year old loves writing scripture and posting it around the house, he always has. This year we incorporated it into our school work using Teach Your Child to Read, Write and Spell: 100 Easy Bible Verses. I often have the two older kids create some type of art out of their memory verse for ...
Give it Up
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 ...
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