Thoughts for Holy Week are beginning to fill our feeds lately, but how do we truly prepare and plant our hearts here? The Setting Yesterday was the kingly entrance. He arrived in Jerusalem to fanfare, a multitude of eyes on him. Branches … [Read more...] about Thoughts for Holy Week: Preparing our Hearts for Easter
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Why Courage Looks a Whole Lot Like Perseverance
She sat across the desk from me, battle worn and weary. Struggling with her weight was long and tiring and the journey ahead looked like more of the same. She was getting sick of it. Weight loss can feel that way, be that way. In my years as … [Read more...] about Why Courage Looks a Whole Lot Like Perseverance
Why I Don’t Want You to Follow Me
I can’t remember for certain, but I think I read my first blog shortly after I became a stay at home mom nearly 11 years ago. I remember my husband’s aunt explaining this new and seemingly strange form of journalism to me. “It's short … [Read more...] about Why I Don’t Want You to Follow Me
Becoming Brave: When You are Ready to Begin Showing Up to Your Life
“Wait, you were line dancing, mom?” My ten year old questioned me suspiciously as I told him about the wedding his dad and I attended the evening before. “Yes, yes, I was line dancing." I couldn’t read his reaction right away - couldn’t tell … [Read more...] about Becoming Brave: When You are Ready to Begin Showing Up to Your Life
Why I’m Not Trying to Raise Good Kids
"She knew which group she was in at an early age. She was one of the good kids. Every one told her so. Her position was high ranking. She fulfilled the role in good standing and who wouldn’t want to maintain that? So her deeds, her … [Read more...] about Why I’m Not Trying to Raise Good Kids
5 Ways to Stay Afloat When Motherhood is Drowning You
Mom? Mom. Moooom. Mom. Her voice seeps around the bathroom door and finds me, in the shower. Mom? She knows the rules, so I ignore her first attempts hoping she will remember them, but it’s apparent this persistent child is not … [Read more...] about 5 Ways to Stay Afloat When Motherhood is Drowning You
