God Had Different Plans
As I sip my twice-reheated coffee holding one baby and watching another run laps around the messy living room, I…
Continue ReadingA Gift for Mom! 🤍
As I sip my twice-reheated coffee holding one baby and watching another run laps around the messy living room, I…
Continue ReadingLife's funny, isn't it? Just when you think you've got the whole motherhood thing figured out, the universe throws a…
Continue ReadingLet me begin with this important message: Please refrain from comparing children, especially when it pertains to their growth and…
Continue Reading"This will not last forever," I wrote those words on the unfinished walls above my daughter's changing table. For some…
Continue ReadingHi kids, this is a thank you note of sorts . . . I’m about to tell you something strange.…
Continue ReadingShe stands alone in the church kitchen, frantically scrubbing pots and pans while the grieving huddle around the fellowship hall,…
Continue ReadingIt’s time again. Time for the lights and the trees and candy canes and tiny porcelain village homes. It’s time…
Continue ReadingThe last few years have been a whirlwind. My head has sometimes been left spinning; we have moved continents with…
Continue ReadingWe get 12 times to play Santa (if we’re lucky). This phrase stopped my scroll on a Sunday evening. I had…
Continue ReadingSo much of parenting teens is just waiting around, whether it's in the car picking them up, reading in waiting…
Continue ReadingWhen a mama asks for experience gifts for her kids for Christmas, please don’t take it as she’s ungrateful or…
Continue ReadingA month ago, my mom unexpectedly passed away. She was a vibrant 62-year-old grandma to my 4-year-old son who regularly…
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