We can be honest here right? A safe place, real issues shared, and God’s truth to reign faithful. That is always my prayer for this space. So here it goes. This week Dave and I travelled to the Bahamas. In a faithful step to learn what God might have for our future involvement in missions [...]
Letting the Little Things Lie
I am terrible at grammar and, in fact, even worse at spelling. (in the first writing of this sentence I even spelled "grammer" wrong). I don't know what to say. Its half embarrassing and half ridiculous. Either way, "I yam who I yam." Right? Right. Every once in a while, this teeny trait of mine comes [...]
A Tribute to My Baby Loss Mommas
True confession? Sometimes I go into #infantloss on Instagram just to make myself cry. I cry for the pain of every single Momma that posts in there. I cry for the pain of this world, that for as long as we are here Mothers will those their babies. But I also cry to feel him [...]
My Bahamas Story
As I sat there rocking him, tears poured down my face in buckets. Buckets. The question was rolling over and over again in my mind, "What is this love I feel?" I felt love deep. True. Connected. Not the "I just met you and you are sweet" type love. Not the "oh my heart breaks [...]
Grumpy Joy
Ever have a grumpy day? No? Me neither. Ha, if only that were true right? What's worse is when you see another grumpy person and you are all like, "Sheesh, what is wrong with them? Like they have anything to be grumpy about. Where do they get off being sad/mad/tired/grumpy/stressed?" (insert judgmental face). Fast forward [...]
If Only For Today
I used to rock my kids to bed at night and my love for them would grip me with fear. I had never loved that way before, it hurt, and it scared me that I could not control their future. Up and down in my mind I would concoct scenarios, and I would worry about [...]
a PEACE of my week
Self awareness is a funny thing, right? Its something we see the need for so clearly in others around us, yet it seems to be difficult to peg ourselves down in certain ways. Why do I act "this" way? Why is this a choice I keep going back to? What in me lifts others up [...]
