I am a researcher. Before I go into a situation, or do something, I want to know everything I can about it. This means when I’m going into some sort of conversation or meeting, you bet I’ve played about just about every imaginable rabbit trail that could occur in my head. This also means that […]
A Sacrifice of Thanksgiving
It’s been a rough couple weeks. There are lots of reasons for this, but I think the biggest one is spiritual attack. I’ve been in a bit of a funk the last several days. Desperate for a bit of relief, and answers, and yet none have been given. Today could have been the lowest low yet. […]
You Are the Mama Your Kids Need/A Fundraiser
For all the crazy that was last week, this week has been equal amounts of hard. Hard things to process, hard things to do, and hard being away from the besties and family. For all the hard that was this week, after playing T. Swift’s Shake It Off really really loud on repeat, I’m doing […]
Why and How We Do Operation Christmas Child
I’ve been had some level of involvement with operation Christmas Child for a lot of years now. About 6, I think. Sometimes just serving at the processing center and/or packing shoe boxes, sometimes volunteering on a more in depth level, but no matter my involvement, I adore serving with this organization!!! OCC is one of […]
Sometimes I Doubt
Last week was crazy. There has been a lot of buildup getting to the announcement of the adoption. Lots of paperwork. Lots of emails. Switching our application from China to Kyrgyzstan. More paperwork. Signing our life away with no guarantees. Lots of emails. Lots of questions. Lots of money paid. Initial program fees. An overwhelming […]
Do the Hard Thing: Ask for Help
I am terrible at asking for help. In college my best friend and I ran a couple coffee shops to help kickstart our college ministry. We did it all…art, advertisement, decoration, food, set-up, planning, talent booking, volunteer recruitment, setup, tear down. We owned it, and it was awesome. However at the second coffee shop while […]
Do the Hard Thing: Adopt
I love how God works out the details for us. I decided to join the #write31days challenge at the end of September. It’s a challenge where you write for 31 days on a specific subject. For the last several months I feel like over and over God has been pressing on me that living out […]
Do the Hard Thing: Christmas Cards
There are two types of people when it comes to Christmas cards. The ones who have been thinking about them since July, and those that don’t think of them until they get the first one in the mail mid-December. Whichever type you are, Christmas cards seem to be a source of consternation for most people. […]
Do the Hard Thing: Weeknight Meal Part 2/Chicken Tortilla Soup
I lamented on Friday about the difficulty that is making weeknight meals (and gave you a stir fry recipe). I’ll cut to the chase today. During the cooler months, this soup is on my table usually once a week. I typically throw it together in the morning and throw it in the crockpot on warm, […]
Do the Hard Thing: Weeknight Meals/Flank Steak and Broccoli Stir Fry
Twice a week I have approximately an hour to get two kids through their homework, dressed and ready for practice, make sure all the needed practice necessities are in the car, make dinner, serve dinner, and wrangle a three year old simultaneously. Also, it’s guaranteed that AT LEAST 1/3 of the children at my table […]
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