We went to Disney World a few weeks ago. It was a great time as a family. It was perfect timing as we are exiting one trying season and prepping for another. Time to be together, laugh, and have fun. Everywhere my kids went they were called princes and princesses, made to smile, and pretty […]
31 Days of Doing the Hard Thing: Love Well (and a GF chili and cornbread recipe)
My sister got diagnosed with Celiac’s disease in 2009. This was not a super friendly time to have to be gluten free…there weren’t many blogs, cookbooks, or even specific sections of the grocery store for those who were gluten free. And there certainly was not clear labeling. She had a rough road of it. Thankfully […]
Do the Hard Thing: Pray
I was frustrated to say the least. I was in the middle of packing for a trip, had a to-do list a mile long, and in the midst of trying to get all the clothes I needed in a bag there were two items of clothing that had completely disappeared from my home. I don’t […]
31 Days of Doing the Hard Thing: Seek out the Wild and Unruly
Sometimes we forget that God loves to bear fruit from the most unruly vines and branches. That those we neglect and are tossed to the side often sprout up into something beautiful. I tended my main garden dutifully. It was the one that was always present as I was going about my way. Through my […]
31 Days of Doing the Hard Thing: Listen
I’ve been doing a lot of work with one of my children on listening. Not listen as in listen and obey…but really hearing what people are saying. Maybe even hearing more than what people are actually saying. The thing behind the thing. I’m encouraging all my kids in this, mainly because I see the power it […]
31 days of Doing the Hard Thing: Keep Going
I’m finally getting myself back to a running schedule now that all the kiddos are in some sort of school (I think that alone qualifies as Doing the Hard Thing). I missed having regularity in it. I love how invigorating moving your body is…I always feel like I have more energy afterwards. I run outside […]
Hey You…You Are Not a Failure!
For generations women have felt like they can’t quite measure up. Like in some way they are always failing at something. Call it insecurity, high expectations, or our desire to do it all. Whatever you want to name it, we always feel like in some way we are lacking, and not quite enough. We see […]
Lost and Found: Being Story Tellers of God’s Grace
I had the privilege of having friends in for the long weekend. Friends my husband and I have known for over 12 years. Friends who lived overseas with us and saw us at our worst. We talked and laughed about some of those times, and what we did to survive (Coca Cola was a common […]
Do the Hard Thing
Outside my window the cool breeze of fall is blowing through the trees. The winds of change are blowing in. And I’m ever so grateful. I wrote awhile back how it’s been a season of winter that we’ve been trudging through for many months now. I am so very pleased to see the seasons changing. […]
Community
I’m sitting at Starbucks preparing to write a post about community, and my perpetual people watching is distracting me. There’s an older man, meeting with a college aged/early career younger man. It’s obviously a mentorship role, as they are discussing life, where they are at, words like bible college, youth group, pastor and other such lingo […]