Love Again
Yesterday morning I read a post from Lisa-Jo Baker, in which she described the need to focus on our marriages more than the current state of our life – and moms, you know that’s something we’re often thinking about! She said that a Thursday is a great day for her to fall in love with [...]
Dear Weary Mom {When Things Go Wrong}
Dear Weary Mom, Sometimes things go wrong – very, very wrong. I know you’re hurting and that you want to protect yourself, your home, your heart, your children. I know you would grab hold of the answer, the solution, if there was one to tangibly cling to. I know that things feel so uncertain and [...]
The Big One
A few weeks ago, we went through “The Big One” - one of the biggest meltdowns/breakthroughs that we’ve ever had with our son. It was “the big one” in terms of the severity of the situation. And I was so torn, as I knew that it was progress, yet it was so hard to see [...]
Dear Weary Mom {My Favorite Spot}
Dear Weary Mom, Do you have a favorite spot in your home? A place where you can just sit or stand, and for that moment, all is well. My favorite spot is at my kitchen window, especially on a gray or rainy day in the spring. Let me tell you why I love this spot, [...]
In Order to Always Remember
Since switching to the new blog, I haven’t written as much about my son’s special needs. Recently, though, something very interesting has happened, and this post is mostly a way for me to continue to process through this, in order to always remember. Lately, as we’ve been talking to him, trying to help him remember [...]
A Great Cloud of Witnesses
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he [...]
Dear Weary Mom {Don’t Get Up. Not This Time.}
Dear Weary Mom, {Don’t get up. Not this time.} Juggling all that life throws at us is chaotic sometimes. We meet ourselves coming and going at the door. We spend time creating a schedule, watching it fill up, realizing we’d rather be doing other things. We show up at activities tired and stressed, probably having [...]
Spiritual Insights in Everyday Situations
I was sharing parenting stories with a friend recently, something I love to do. I love to hear what her kids are doing, and I love to share about what our kids are doing. My friend was telling me about something that had taken place between my daughter and her, and I was intrigued as [...]
Coming Alongside
Coming Alongside - The whole idea of helping each other, of physically coming alongside and working with one another in our weakest times, is scriptural. I love this passage that shows Aaron and Hur physically holding up Moses’ hands. Exodus 17:10-13 So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had ordered, and Moses, Aaron and Hur [...]
Until…
So often we view our lives in small chunks: school, college, working, family, mid-life, kids moving out, retirement. We move from day to day, until we reach the next segment. If that’s the way we’re living life, I’m here to tell us (yes, you and me) that we’re missing out. No, we’re not skipping over a segment of [...]
