From the moment we are born into this world of ours, this fallen world, we are growing. We are growing up, growing out, growing into ourselves. We grow from tiny little babies to toddlers, to little children, to adolescents, to…
We Must Choose Joy
In all of life’s circumstances we are handed a choice as to how we will respond. There’s only two choices, really. We can respond with sorrow. or We can respond with joy. To experience full life, there’s only one choice….
In Real Life
As bloggers and social media savvy women, we have a tendency to compartmentalize what we do online and “in real life”. The desire burns within me to go beyond that. I want to be the same person online as I…
Only Rest
The beginning of August found my husband and I intentionally taking some time off of work, off of homeschool, and away from home in pursuit of one thing…rest. We spent several days in Philadelphia on our first vacation alone in…
Always Full
Last week in school we did an experiment that demonstrated that an empty water bottle wasn’t truly empty. In actuality, it was full of air. It was during this experiment that I decided that there is no “glass half-empty” or…
Backwards Thinking
I keep all of my children’s little plastic drinking cups in the cabinet above the dishwasher. They’re stacked one inside the other. There is one cup that doesn’t fit the way it looks like it should. Almost every time I’m…
Everyday
Everyday I wake up desiring to be more that what I am. More for my God. More for my husband. More for my children. More for my home. More for my family. More for my friends. More. More that what…
On Forgetting
This week, on Monday, my little boy turned four years old. Today, my husband and I celebrate our eleventh wedding anniversary. This weekend, we will celebrate my baby’s first birthday. Four years…eleven years…one year. All that I have left of…
Seasons Change
The only constant with every season is that it will change. The harsh, bitter cold winter will always change to spring, fresh and green. The fresh spring with it’s mild weather will always change to summer, hot and sticky. The…