I stepped out of the shower to the smell of pancakes on a griddle. Both a grace and anguish on a rare morning when I knew my kitchen was spotless. Not just clean, but spotless. Was being the operative word there. Kids in the kitchen equates to the … [Read more...] about When Motherhood Might Be the Death of You
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The Real Risk of Vulnerability
The idea of brave vulnerability has taken flight in recent years. Sit long (or even short) in a group of women today and this buzz word is guaranteed to pop up. We long to be real, authentic, vulnerable. And I get it. Our curated and filtered screens … [Read more...] about The Real Risk of Vulnerability
How our True Home Changes Our Temporary One
Our four walls can be a place of great joy but also hold our greatest moments of despair. Like tears on the bathroom floor or hiding out in our closet on the days that don’t measure up to what we thought we signed up for when we became a … [Read more...] about How our True Home Changes Our Temporary One
For the One Waiting For the Other Shoe to Drop
I once heard that the phrase "waiting for the other shoe to drop” originated from two-story living in early Holland, where wooden floors met wooden shoes. When a person dropped a shoe on an upstairs floor, anyone downstairs could expect an equally … [Read more...] about For the One Waiting For the Other Shoe to Drop
Stand Up & Speak Up: How We Can Be Exodus Women
When I was in the 6th grade someone gave my dad a lapel pin in the shape of the tiniest baby feet. They were the size of life at 14 weeks gestational, if I remember correctly - an age at which that baby could be legally killed in our country. That … [Read more...] about Stand Up & Speak Up: How We Can Be Exodus Women
20 Books to Read in 2019
Looking for an excellent list of books to read in 2019? Search no further, friend. I'm sharing my list of top picks for the year ahead - a mix of fiction and memoir, biographies, auto-biographies and non-fiction old and new, all worthy of your … [Read more...] about 20 Books to Read in 2019
