This past week has flown by and I wonder if it has all been a bad dream. We were just getting our son settled in Kindergarten when the unexpected happened. My mother in law was ushered into heaven at the age of 66 leaving us shocked and broken. Suddenly our whole world has changed and… Read More Choosing to believe God is still good
As our summer draws to a close this week I find myself warring between various emotions. My oldest starts kindergarten this week and if I’m honest, a large part of me is relieved but another part of me is unsure of this new transition. Will he like it? Will he behave? Will he find close friends?… Read More From the mom of a Kindergartner
It’s 11:49 pm and I am still awake. I tried to sleep but I kept waking startled with anxiety and the constant feeling I couldn’t breathe. It wasn’t a fully fledged panic attack but it was disturbing nonetheless. I’ve learned to listen to my body when that happens. Usually that means there are unresolved issues… Read More Letting Go
Psalm 107:1-2, 43 “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the LORD tell their story-… Let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the LORD.” In the past few months I have had the opportunity to share my… Read More Enduring love
As some may know, we have been battling the ugly monster that is called potty training with my son for over a year now. It has been over a year of scheming, planning, praying, begging, and trying method after method praying that this time it will take. This time something will work and our struggle… Read More A Lesson in Yielding
As I alluded in a previous post, the past couple of months have been rough in our house. Between our daughter being sick off and on, our son struggling to sleep well on his own and daily pushing us to our limits, it feels as if we have been hard pressed on all sides.… Read More Hard pressed on all sides
Worn, exhausted, overwhelmed, burnt out… if you could use these words to describe how you feel right now, I suggest taking time to listen/watch the lyrics to Worn by Tenth Avenue North. My heart resonates with the first few lines of this song: I’m Tired I’m worn My heart is heavy From the work it… Read More Worn
I don’t know about you, but I find myself overwhelmed this morning. Overwhelmed with this difficult thing called parenting, overwhelmed with trying to create a wonderful Christmas experience for my family, overwhelmed with my chronic illness, overwhelmed with… life! I decided to be intentional about celebrating Advent with my family this year. I purchased Ann… Read More Fighting for Christmas
Thanks to one of my friends from my real moms group, I had the opportunity today to strategically place scripture throughout my house. I decided to put the following verse in front of my kitchen sink, where I spend A LOT of time during the day. Philippians 4:11-13 “,,,for I have learned to be content… Read More The Secret to Contentment
Romans 5:2-5 “…and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit… Read More Hope
