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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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The gift of a name…
A beautiful memory worth sharing…. The Gifts in the Grief…( I wrote this back in 2019) I hope you don’t mind as we continue to share. Our little Stella is already working so much in our lives. Sharing to me…
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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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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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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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All Things…
I share with your today something I often carry in the quiet. I carry a deep ache, a longing, a grief as I watch my mom slowly slip away from here dementia and I don’t like to talk about it,…
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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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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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Did you know…
He delights in me He delights in you Beloved daughter Cherished Sister Beautiful Mother Radiant Bride… Yesterday I went to confession after two month and I felt so much shame walking in… My heart has been heavy and I have…