Like I said last year was the year that I read a bunch of books… One of them being One Thousand Gifts, by Ann Voskamp. While I realize that I am really slow at getting to the “it” books, cause I think that this was a big title oh about four years ago. Reading it I was encouraged by her…
In my desire to live authentically I was confronted yesterday by the phrase “Fiercely Vulnerable”. This year the MOPS theme is “Fiercely Flourishing” and each month we have chosen a theme and for the month of February we are focusing on what is looks like and means to be “Fiercely Vulnerable”. Vulnerability is not something that I think we as…
When you are looking for your joy you will always find it hiding behind your gratitude.
As a mom of boys, there are always going to be the people that look at you with pity and say, “You never got your girl?” or “Are you going to keep trying for a girl?” or “Poor you, one girl in a house full of boys!” To all of those comments and questions, my heart sings… they don’t know…
This time of the year I usually get asked about raising our girls? No, I am not talking about daughters, I am talking about our hens. As the grips of winter holds fast, the plotting and planning of spring is about the only thing that keeps some of us going. This will be our fourth spring with chickens. Granted we…
You know those friends that you can live life with? The ones that see you at your worst and still stick around? The ones that are able to say, “me too”? I am fortunate to have a group of friends that can share this crazy thing called life with. This last week I had the obligation privilege to share what…
I was listening to K-Love this week and one of the radio hosts was encouraging a caller who was feeling overwhelmed with life circumstances. His words were that of encouragement and one of the things that he said in his farewell to the caller was, “Prayer is the difference between what we can do and what God has already done”. …
With the hustle of the holidays behind us all, I know that the last thing on everyone’s mind is gifts. However I love having little things around the house that I can throw together for friends. Gift giving is not a strong suit for me, however I am trying to embrace it. Sugar scrub. It’s an all natural way to…
I have been replaced! Middle brother has decided that I do not do such a good job at the whole housekeeping thing and he has taken over. I will admit that the first time I realized that I was replaced I was feeling “replaced”, like what is the point! I was sad and feeling inadequate that my six year old…
How can it be that Little brother is five years old? I registered him for kindergarten yesterday and as I was signing paperwork my heart was breaking just a little! I have so enjoyed the last year of having Little brother home with me. We spend our mornings doing chores, going on play dates, or just hanging out. Every day…