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
My daughter is almost 12 months old and her favorite game she likes to play right now is to act like she’s going to share whatever she is playing with and then she takes the object back. She hasn’t quite figured out how to release it or maybe she never wanted to release it in… Read More Entrusting Grace