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Me First Feels Weird…but is it?
One of the hardest part of being a mom is that there is so much of my day I can’t control… I can’t control the babies sleep I can’t control the tantrums I can’t control when kids fight I can’t…
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Somewhere in the middle of it all…
I have had so many things to ponder these past weeks of May. May is the month of Mothers…and my mom is currently declining from frontal lobe dementia. I talk about it here from time to time and on my…
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You can’t get it back…
It is mothers day and I feel the need to share something heavy I have been carrying for sometime that has really overtaken me today as we celebrate mothers day. It is a kind of grief that is hard to…
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My Real Reel…
How’s this for a highlight reel of motherhood? The real reel…. There are seasons where you can’t keep up with it all. This is my kitchen. Every morning when I come home from drop off and believe it or not…
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The lie that nobody sees you
Today the clutter and mess started to really hit me… We had a round of sickness last week so I was busy taking care of all the peeps. On top of that snow and a dog that escapes and not…
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“Depression and Anxiety are not the result of not praying enough”
I used to think my depression and anxiety was because I didn't have enough...but I have learned so much over the years...
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The world is better because of your Yes
“God gave you such a good heart that he brought all your beautiful children into the world so the world could experience more of it…” These are words spoken over me in the confessional after many tears and sharing of…
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I see you…
To the mama chasing the toddler in mass I see you and you are beautiful. To the mama who feels she is a mess when her house is a mess I see you and you and your home are lovely.…
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Why NOT Me?
Why NOT Me??? I used to think of this phrase as a response when someone accomplished a great thing in their life by worldly measures, instead of saying “I could never do that” you asked the question “why not me?”…
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Your Sacred Heart is Our Home.
Your Sacred Heart is our Home…A reflection of Psalm 84 by Kelley Brown Lord you are my refugeYou Hold all that my heart longs for and holds dear.I thirst for Your Shelter.To hear the beating of your Sacred Heart is…