And then the day comes, when you are sitting on the water, waves gentle rolling, the sun giving you just the right amount of warmth and you realize, "God planned this all from the start didn't He? He planned it just this way." And He did a good job. Two years ago, wait...has it already [...]
I'm calling it. This video is, officially, the perfect analogy for my life. Please enjoy a brief video intermission while I go humbly collect myself: I know you are not going to believe me, but I promise, no toddlers were hurt in the filming of this video! This is basically me. I wonder if you [...]
Maybe I blame it on the American Dream. Maybe I blame it on the path my generation was set out on. Even as a young girl there was a plan for my life, a path that I merely needed to walk on and do my best. I needed to work hard in school. I needed to [...]
As I sat there, holding Sammy asleep, his last moments of infancy drawing to an end all I could feel was sad. It was the day before he would turn one and I was frustrated that my heart was so heavy. I think if I were being extra honest, the truth is I want him to [...]
Two years ago, just right around this time in June, I needed some smiles. Our family needed some joy. Gideon had been gone for a little over 2 months and grief was still hitting in varying degrees. I was in a lull. A "can't find the smiles in my moments" type lull. So, I did [...]
Life is just not about me. At least, I really don't want it to be. It's a prayer on my lips literally every morning, "Help me not be so concerned about me today Lord. Ready me for your work, not mine." It's hard though right? Kids, husbands, friends, and family the temptation is constantly there. [...]
I've always wondered what it was like for Mary to raise Jesus as a child. Was he perfect? Did he cry? Did Jesus get a time out when he was three? Surely he did not try to stick his fingers in sockets, say the word "butt" all the time, and draw with Sharpie on the [...]
