Bombs exploding around the world. Children gunned down in their schools and classrooms. The “Land of the Free” and “Home of the Brave” ripped apart once again by racial tensions and ethnic divides. The world is going to hell in a hand basket and it flies in the face of what we see and hear during this Christmas season. We …
Gather the Fragments {Notes for the Broken}
We live in a broken world. Broken marriages. Broken homes. Broken hearts. Broken dreams. Broken… Whether you’ve just lost your job, lost a loved one or are dealing with the aftermath of a broken childhood, there are times when we all just feel…broken. Sometimes we don’t just feel broken; sometimes we are broken. Be it from the day in, day …
Unexpected Life Lessons from A Foot
Have you ever had a God speak to you so clearly there was no doubt it was His voice you were hearing? Has He ever used a totally random, completely unlikely source through which to do it? How about a pair of water-wrinkled feet with chipped nail polish?? Join me at The Better Mom today as I share How An …
In A Courtyard of Stone
We enter the empty courtyard on a brisk Sunday morning. The sky, a cloudless azure, is a stark and beautiful backdrop to the towering stone spires and turrets hovering above. We are stopped in our tracks by the beauty. The stature. The solitude. The silence. We stood there for an eternity – though really only a moment or two – …
Do you need a time out?
Hey there, fellow moms. Have you ever put your kids in a time out when either their behavior or attitude wasn’t matching up to your expectations? Or what you knew they were capable of? How about yourself? Have you ever felt the tensions rising, temper shortening in your own heart? Have you ever put yourself in a time out? Join …
The Dirty Bowl in the Cupboard: Lessons from the Kitchen Cabinet
I shuffled into the kitchen to fulfill my daughter’s request for cereal. I had been up for awhile, but its safe to say I wasn’t fully awake yet. I grabbed the plastic pink bowl and set it on the counter. I saw two crusted bits of food on the edge. Meh, I can scrape that off, no bother, I thought …
Who Can Drain A Fountain?
Thank you to Amanda at Life. Edited. for introducing me to this amazing, inspiring quote!
Be A Bucket List Spouse
As the helicopter containing my husband took off and hovered just feet off the ground – awaiting final clearance for take-off – tears stung my eyes. This day was something I had been planning for almost six months; something I never thought we could afford. But when a big-ticket item we had been budgeting for fell through, I saw the …
Not for Nothing
She sits alone in her hospital room, new babe at her breast as tears roll silently down her cheek. It wasn’t supposed to be like this. He hangs his head in his hands after he hangs up the phone. He didn’t get the job. The one that was so perfect for him. For his family. I don’t understand…I was perfect …
Who I am…
The clock next to the bed taunted me. The time glaring back just more proof that I wasn’t sleeping. I had counted the slats in the vertical blinds, the spots on the ceiling and traced the track of a single fan blade as it whirled round. It was one of those nights where the ghosts in my head forbid me …