No matter what this year throws at us, we still get to choose the path we take. What will you do in this time? Who will you be today?
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We are together, but not alone.
These are crazy times. Heavy times. It feels like every night we go to bed praying and every morning we wake worrying and wondering. What will we do? When will this end? How will our kids go to school? Will they be safe? Are we making the right choices? What about our jobs? What about…
Chasing Peace (and skipping the affirmation)
The fear of inadequacy has chased me my entire life. You can blame any number of things from my past or present, but let’s not. Rather, let’s talk about the struggle this presents in the dailies. Of all the theological concepts in Scripture, grace has always troubled me most. I love the idea of it…
About those First Impressions…
Once upon a time there was a lovely lady, the mother of both a prince and a princess — Let’s start over. Once upon a time there was a hot mess girl struggling to keep her stuff together after having two kids in quick succession. Okay, that girl is me and those two kids came…
Ways to Get Out of the Pit
If you read my last post, you know I have good days and bad days and I’m learning to be okay with not being okay. I don’t want to just leave it there, so even though I am no expert on escaping dark moods, I want to share a few things that help me. Maybe…
It’s okay if you’re not okay.
It was a simple enough text. I should have been able to answer it easily, quickly, without much thought. I didn’t. I couldn’t. That text sat unanswered on my phone for hours. Overnight even. I stewed over my reply. Should I be honest? Not great. I’m struggling. The world is falling apart and it sucks…
Begin Again
Sometimes you need a fresh start. For over ten years I hosted a blog at this address. Most often it offered nuggets of truth and humor from a stay-at-home mom with a strong Christian faith. Occasionally readers would find recipes, book reviews, and thoughts (often controversial) on current events or politics. Toward the end, it…