12 Days of Giveaways — Day 11!

Welcome to the 11th day of the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway! I am so excited to be part of this giveaway with some amazing—and several of my favorite—authors! The prizes are building, and today’s winner will receive ALL of the below! Today’s prize is something very near and dear to my heart! Today’s winner is going to walk away …

When Motherhood Doesn’t Make Sense

It’s a very interesting thing, Motherhood. It’s the ultimate battle of wills between selfishness and selflessness. I remember the first time I every truly pondered this struggle over several nights as I, nursing my own cold, had been nursing my then youngest as she dealt with her own ear infection—up all night crying, unconsolable, not wanting to be with anyone …

The Miracle of Grown-Up Friendship

Friendship. That word has been rolling around in my mind for months now. Who is your best friend? Hopefully, someone (or a few someones) immediately popped into your mind, along with flashes of all the amazing memories you’ve made together. However, if you’re over the age of 30, I’d venture to guess you had to think for a minute. Maybe …

My Newest Travel Obsession

This post contains affiliate links It’s summertime, and that means lots of us are on the road — a LOT! Admittedly, we don’t travel nearly as much as we did when we lived overseas, but with my husband’s family 2 hours away, and my family 3 states away, we still have our fair share of road time. So, I was …

Pregnant With Hope

We live in a dark world. A dark world full of dark people capable of unthinkable evil. And hope, like a newly conceived baby, is fragile and can be easily trampled by the realities we face everyday in our neighborhoods, cities and on the television.

It’s easy to let the darkness reign and fill in the cracks where faith can’t provide a tidy answer or wrap life up into a pretty little object lesson with a perfectly packaged solution at the end of the puzzle. Hope gets buried among the grief, disgust and confusion of it all.

What Little League Taught Me About Faith

A soft breeze, warm with the heat of an Arizona October, brushes my face. The scent of stale popcorn, bubble gum, and dust hangs in the air. I squint against the bright sunlight and scan the field. Ah! There he is. My 6-year-old-the-size-of-a-9-year-old has assumed the ready position way out in left field. Again. Never mind the pitcher hasn’t even …