Choosing faith over fear in the everyday...
There are days where God's grace is enormous and I feel it all around me. And then there are the days where it's nowhere to be found—well, at least I can't feel it. The former are the days I desperately want to hoard grace for the latter. Oh, never heard of grace hoarding, you say? Maybe it's not a ... read more
I was floating amongst laughing children while the sun glistened off of the rippling waves of chlorinated bliss. Shrieks and shrills fell like raindrops around me as I bobbed up and down with the movement of the water. The pool cooled my hot skin and for the moment, I felt weightless, even with an eight-month pregnancy ... read more
I've heard it said that "writers write." In light of this, a goal of mine has been to set aside time to write every day for 2019. What can I say, it's been a moving target so far this year... However, I can at least focus on Tuesdays and Fridays because my younger boys, whom I home school, go to their co-op school on ... read more
"Fear and worry are sins and God tells us not to be anxious." If I had a dollar for every time I've heard this, I'd be a rich lady. Although there's truth to those words above, as with most things, it's only part of the story. If you're anything like me and struggle with anxiety/fear/worry but are also a Christian, ... read more
I read a great blog post recently on the words men love to hear and I immediately thought of my boys... As I was reading through Melanie's great points on things we need to say to our men, I began thinking of the things my young men needed to hear from their mom. Because, after all, mama's, we're the "woman in their ... read more
I began a small series a few weeks ago regarding words that God has highlighted in my heart this year. Kindness has been a word that God has been imprinting on my soul for a few years, so, to be fair, it's not necessarily a "this year" word. I guess... it's more of a lifetime word. I admire kind people—I'm ... read more
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