The alarm sounds and I decide against the snooze. I roll out of bed and think I am awake. But am I really? I go through my day not awake, but asleep. Asleep to the wonders in my world. Asleep…
Scary Tiger
As I am cuddling my littlest one, the one that is cute as a button and filled with sweetness, she looks me in the eyes and with her deepest voice she says, “ROAR!” I respond with a gasp and, “Oh,…
Open to the New
As one year nears its end and another begins anew, I find myself ready to embrace and open to this newness. My heart is ready, eager, and excited for all that 2012 will bring. Open to it all. This morning…
Connected
Connection with others is found when we are willing to step outside of ourselves, to reveal our hearts and to take steps beyond the safety of our normal. Earlier this week I wrote about the difficulty of finding friendships and…
Refrigerator Door Love and Color
The refrigerator door of this mama is filled with color. Their colors, their creativity, drawn and scribbled out for all to see. This morning as I was making breakfast, Will came in demanding that his picture be hung on the…
Come and Consider
It often feels as if I have been perpetually tired for the last {over} six years. Tired of doing good. Tired of doing that to which I firmly believe I am called to do. Tired, weary and even heavy burdened….
Seeing Growth
When my babies were newborns, especially my preemies, I watched them for growth. I took them in for check-ups anxious to hear that they had gained an appropriate amount of weight {whatever that is}. I wanted to know that they…
Remember
Yesterday as I was sitting in front of my two girls watching them work out math problems I remembered that it wasn’t that long ago that they were two little things sitting around a table with me learning to write…
Relevant
When I began blogging in 2007, I had no idea of the connections that would be made. I had no idea that my life would become relevant to other lives. I had no idea that my story would be relevant…
Beyond
Thank you so much for your prayers and words of support and comfort during the loss of my Granddaddy. My granddaddy wasn’t just any granddaddy. My granddaddy was like a daddy to me. Not a replacement for my own daddy,…
31 Days of Dwelling–Luke 19:10
We often refer to the moment of our salvation as the time when we “found” the Lord. This is really an inaccurate description of the wonderful work he has done for us. It is Christ that found us. He catches…
“Extra”Ordinary
Just this week I was having a conversation with my husband about wishing I were more ordinary. It seems that because of my convictions I am different in almost every situation I’m in. I am a Christian, choosing Christ and…