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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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He wants us to take a water break
As a mom I find it is rarely quiet in my house. I crave quiet at times, yet when it finally is quiet there is a awkward uncomfortableness because in so many ways we have been conditioned to always be…
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Have you ever felt stuck in the start?
I have been talking for some time about writing a book. I have even started it. I have a title, an outline and the start of Chapter one…and then I just froze. Life got busy, hectic, chaotic, and I started…
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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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His Delight
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah 1:5 Although This passage is often hung on nursery walls…it struck me as…
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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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Do you feel like you Fail Lent?
If you feel like you always “fail lent” you are missing the point… Growing up lent was a time I would give up something for the point to lose weight…anyone else give up chocolate? Or that time after my conversion…
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How do you begin?
I have thought about and wanted to write a book since I was a little girl. I remember writing on my dads first office computer…I must have been 7 or 8 and it was some sort of reflection on life…
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Devotionals & Reflections, Grace found in Grief, Mindset in the Mother HOOD, Reflections of the Heart
Living in the Messy Middle…
It is no mystery that life is not always easy. Yes we can keep a positive focus. Yes we can work to have gratitude in all things. Yes we can shift our focus, or “Pivot” which felt like the third…
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Savor the Season Week Two Advent Reflection: The Gift of Friendship
Have you ever struggled with friendship? Maybe you have lost a dear friend, or you had a falling out with someone that you were close to that left you so deeply hurt. As I reflected on this weeks devotional reflection…