Growing Pains: How Hurting Helps
I just don’t think I can do it, y’all. My oldest came home from school yesterday branded with her “Senior 2020” shirt. She beamed as …
God at the Molecular Level {The Trinity Watered Down}
I will never know the answer to some of life’s little mysteries. Where does the other sock really go? Why can’t I run out …
Grace {How Lamenting Helped Me Find It}
I’ve been crying a lot today. I haven’t cried in a really long time. But, I’ve been crying a lot today. Nothing tragic has happened. …
Three Reasons I Stayed Off Of Facebook Through Advent
It wasn’t a hard decision. Wasn’t even hard to follow-up. For Advent, December 1st through Christmas, I decided to stay off of Facebook. I used …
The Sacrifice of Christmas
It’s Christmas. My girls are actually getting along, the house smells of freshly baked ginger snaps and is filled with music saved only for this …
Be Still {How I Overcame My Anxiety}
It’s not really crippling for me, but I can see how it could be. Anxiety. I do struggle sometimes with feeling overwhelmed, out of control …
Parenting {How Prayer Helps}
I hate parenting. I know. You’re all thinking it though. You hate it too. Why does it have to be so hard? When I first …
Disappointment {Wants and Needs}
I wish someone would have told me that disappointments were a part of life. No one ever pulls you aside to tell you to prepare …
Plan B {The Time Our Vacation Re-Routed Us}
Plan B. It’s not usually what we wish for. Plan B is the plan we go to when what we really wanted falls through. Plan …
Misfortune: A Lesson In Humility
They say that bad luck comes in threes. I am unsure why they say that or who they are, but ok. If that’s true then …