How Labor Reminded Me of the End Times
I am just days away from going into labor, and lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the season of waiting and how that compares to the end times. Here me out, I’m not saying I’m birthing the doom and gloom of the end of the world as we know it, but I am saying […]
Unplugging from Technology: Tips for Digital Detox and Mindful Screen Time
Welcome, dear readers, to a topic that’s both timely and crucial in our fast-paced, technology-driven world. We live in an era where screens dominate our lives, from the moment we wake up to the minute we fall asleep. But what if we could reclaim some precious moments of peace and reconnect with ourselves and the […]
Forgiveness – God’s Coloring Page
The other day I was coloring with my son and trying to find some way to connect. Amidst it all, he was scribbling all over the page going out of the lines as most 3-year-old boys do. I was coloring in a little tiger inside the lines as an average mom would do. I told […]
The Never Ending Question as a Foster Parent
Are you going to get to keep her? Is the adoption final yet? When will you know for sure? Isn’t it hard always wondering if she will get taken away? I could never do that. These questions used to bring me incredible anxiety. I would constantly go into a minor panic attack because the truth […]
Coming Home
I am in a season of waiting. A season of hoping. I wait by my phone constantly, refresh my email at least once an hour, distractedly pay attention to the life I am in because my mind is elsewhere. Waiting and Hoping As a soon-to-be parent, I am always trying to view things from how […]
Reclaiming Simplicity: A New Year’s Resolution
I’ve heard and seen many people salute themselves to a New Year’s Resolution throughout the years: the organic section is sold out at local grocery stores, gym membership spots are filled quickly, and household items are gone through and given away. The more I reflect on this idea of a “resolution” I often contemplate our […]
Kill them with kindness
“Kill them with kindness,” they said. “Kill them with kindness,” I thought? “Kindness kills me.” Kindness.is.hard. I don’t like being kind. Maybe it’s just me, but it’s hard for me to have compassion, to be patient, and to be loving to people and mean it. My heart is sad. I have tried writing this blog over […]
The Unfiltered Selfie — The Fight For Surrender
*WARNING* The image below will not contain a typical picture of food, cutesy bible + journal + coffee picture, a selfie of me and my dog, a picture of a tidy home, just-did-my-makeup-perfect-filter selfie, cool scripted font of song lyrics. In fact, it’ll contain none of the above. — RATHER — Here’s my few hours of […]
B+ Shimmies & Smiles: Learning to dance in your imperfections
It’s safe to say that the past few months of my life have been pretty chaotic. The pressures to be the perfect wife, perfect teacher, have the perfect house, and maintain a positive, approachable attitude has had me crumbling. I’ve felt the weight of being a constant disappointment not only to myself, but also to […]
Community, Church, and Close Friends
Here is the church, here is the steeple, open the door, and … WHERE’S ALL THE PEOPLE? I have been to quite a few churches in my lifetime, heck I grew up as a pastor’s kid. I feel like I got this whole church thing down (kidding). It wasn’t until college that I realized the importance of […]