We carved pumpkins this weekend and that means we are officially gearing up for the fall/winter holidays! My daughter, at four, is very concerned with keeping them all in order. On the daily I hear, “so Mommy….first is my birthday, […]
We’ve had a week where some unexpected changes left me feeling a little unsteady on my feet. Change can do that to me. It makes me feel like I’m losing control and for me, this loss feels a lot like […]
Walks have been my saving grace. This is the path down the hill from my house that I like to escape to when things feel crazy or I’m yearning to connect with God or He feels far away. Many of […]
In these uncertain times, a peculiar thing has begun to happen to me. It’s not a new sensation, but something that seems to rise up in me when things don’t feel stabile. I’ve definitely encountered it in other uncertain times […]
As you move through your week, I pray you are reminded that God has specifically and uniquely crafted you to reflect His love, right where you are. On purpose and for a purpose. I’ve been clinging to this promise lately […]
When you come downstairs, dressed for the day, all I can do is smile and think, “I want to be more like you.” Plaid tights, sparkly tutu, flower shirt and wild, crazy hair. You are beautiful, untamed, open-hearted and totally […]
Last week I hit a wall of weariness, and today I felt the sunshine stream through the window and warm my face. In a season where so many of us feel the darkness of exhaustion, the new morning sun reminds […]
I woke up Monday and realized I needed to cancel the day because I just couldn’t. This felt weird because typically, I have an enormous amount of willpower but at the same time it felt right because my heart was […]
This Sunday is Mother’s Day and it caught me off guard. How is it May already? Quarantine life has me living in a permanent twilight zone. Yesterday my hubby asked, “What do you want to do for Mother’s Day?” And […]
I’m getting so tired of waiting. Anyone else?? Last weekend I thought the “stay-at-home order” would lift and change but come Monday, for our little city, it didn’t. And I felt hope slowly whistle out of my heart, like a deflated balloon. […]
