The Perfect Friend: Saying goodbye to a wish-dream
I turned onto the interstate, and got ready to merge into my lane. I had done this so many times, yet this time was very different from my regular driving routine. I was alone in the car- no car seats behind me, nobody to point out cows (or horses, or goats!), and...
When I had stopped confessing my sin
If I've learned anything it's that the work on my heart is constantly under construction. Sometimes I start to think I have a good handle on certain things and just need to work on these other areas, but God in His grace is quick to show me that there is much more...
Why the Mommy is Crying
Maybe you've seen those websites or shared images of "why my child is crying." They usually include a sad tear-stained child with the explanation of the great "atrocity" that happened to that child to warrant such tears. I will admit, I have had a chuckle over the...
Maybe it really IS hard to put away those toys…
I honestly can't even remember what my daughter was doing, or why I had asked her to hand me the shoes. She was always very eager to help, but there was also those days of testing to see what she could and couldn't do. This, to my dismay- was one of those days. I...
Does God Give Us Grace For Tomorrow?
This past weekend my husband and I went biking at a state park. We've been biking several times together, and even spent our fifth anniversary on a 3 day bike trip. Despite my past experiences and the great fun I've had doing it, I have one pretty big flaw for...
Searching for Lost Toys and the Lessons of Faithfulness
There is a quote hanging in our hallway by my kids' rooms that I look at each day. It comes from one of my favorite childhood series, Anne of Green Gables. It says, "All things great are wound up in all things little." It's a phrase I often repeat to myself as I pass...
The God Who Does Not Change
This Christmas break we decided to spontaneously redecorate our living room in some big, and small ways. One of my favorite pieces s sitting on our piano. James 1:17 has always been a verse I have loved and have brought to my mind so often throughout the past few...
Lessons in Limits From My Newborn
Four months ago a sweet little baby boy joined our family, and we could not be more thankful for him! After two previous births that did not particularly go the way I had hoped, I went into this one with a much better attitude, yet hoping. Still- baby boy, my body, or...
6 Years Together
This Sunday my husband and I will celebrate our six year anniversary. Whenever I look back at old pictures of our time of engagement or even our wedding, I am so taken aback by how things haven't changed, and how they have changed so much at the same time. One of the...
Be Still… What Comes Next?
Today I was reading in Psalms- and a very familiar passage came up- one I think many could recall to mind. We hear it in songs, see it stenciled on pallets, or maybe even cross stitched into pillows. It's a sweet reminder of our place and God's place- "Be still and...