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 ...
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