I wish we could take breaks from our anxiety. When it gets to be too much I wish we could just stash it neatly in the corner and walk away. But a lot of the time anxiety chooses for us. We don’t get to decide…
How I Fell In Love With Jesus – Part 1
It is that time of year again, time to celebrate love. And while my “love tank” seems especially full in this season of my life, I can’t help but think about friends who have experienced the pain that can happen when you open yourself up to love. As much as we try…
Why We Shouldn’t Wish Away the Winter
We read a portion of scripture in church yesterday. Part of it struck me in a new way. Just like seasons in the weather, we have seasons in our lives. We’ve all heard that before, right? Yet somehow I still seem to think…
Surrender Your Heart While God Does the Rest
I’m tired. I’ve been sick this past week. Not enough to knock me out, but just enough to sap all my energy. Do you notice that when you are out of energy that you just don’t seem to…
Getting Out of the Pit of Anxiety, Once Again, and Finding Peace
Anxiety reared its ugly head a couple of weeks ago. I should have known it was coming. This time of year is always especially hard for me, but I thought this year was going to be…
Hope for the Post-Holiday Sad
Happy New Year? I don’t know if I feel happy about it. Yes, I love the idea of a fresh start but I also mourn the fact that the magic of the Holidays is over. I love Christmas, but even more, as I’m sure so many other busy moms do…
Keepin’ it Real at Christmas
As much as I would like you to think this is how my entire Christmas season looks, or my life for that matter, well…it’s just not. And as much as I enjoy all the picture perfect posts…
How God multiplies our surrender…and other lessons learned in Latin
Last week I was grading my 12 year old’s Latin […]