Turns out, being in a fog these past 2 years has provided clarity I have never known, but deeply needed.

There’s a bird nest in the wreath on my front door. I ponder just why that mama would build her nest in the midst of such busyness and...

This picture was taken when my oldest was three, back when I had a newborn and days spent with his grandparents were filled with rocking...

Mercy. Mercy. Mercy. Mercy is what I cried out for Wednesday morning. Awaking very early due to my racing mind, I sipped my hot coffee...

I have had the gift of connecting with mothers in the midst of the greatest joy and the deepest pain. It is indeed a gift, one that I...

My eldest son, my saver of money, forwent all of the temptations that his younger brother fell captive to in that middle section of the...

We were in the midst of heading to his guitar lesson, which was tucked neatly between picking up his sister from preschool, he and his...

“Why are you raising your voice at me mom?” These were the words I heard the first morning of Advent as my ten-year old sassily walked...

I was weary, bleary-eyed and beyond worn out. I was excited about the trip, sure…but I was also so beaten down by the unjust, it was hard...

I sat in the sanctuary last Sunday, thirsty for the message I was sure would come from our pastor who had been on study leave the month...

I popped the movie, Happy Feet, in the DVD player, took a deep breath and looked ahead to a long but prepared for drive that I planned to...

We all want to be named, “winner.” It’s a word that everyone can identify with. It’s a word that is often associated with sports, games...

This story, retold in the beginning of the book Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas, is said to be an old rabbinical story that told of how a...

Having just sat down in the rocking chair on my front porch, my body had finally exhaled from the stress it had endured emotionally and...

I sat staring at the dead tree before me, amidst the two thriving evergreens on either side. I had been reading about Lent and trying to...

The ministry of my home. This ministry is one of divine importance, none would disagree. It, however, is often a place of forced humility...

After a long decision process, Stan and I decided to let Landon stay back for his baseball game this past Saturday instead of attending a...

So, school started this past week. Shuffle time, indeed. And, not only did school start for my boys, but I also started a new (added to...

I remember writing the skeleton of this post two years ago, thinking through all the different types of moms that I know and that have...