We didn't sleep on Saturday night. The one-almost-two-year-old woke up at 1:40am and once I am up it is hard for me to fall back asleep. I see the promise of rest fade before me as the clock reads 2:15 then 2:44 and then 3:10. It glows 3:45 when my eyes look to it one last time before slipping … [Read more...] about I’m not sweet, I’m just truthful.
life lessons
what to do when gratitude is hard {free printable}
I do think it's going to be okay. Eventually. Just not now. We were having yet another conversation about the house and the boxes and the paycheck and the move and the girls and the season and the unexpectedness everywhere. We were talking about the future and the hopes and the dreams and … [Read more...] about what to do when gratitude is hard {free printable}
because even now, i am still good
We lived comfortably. Double income, no kids. We shopped when we wanted, traveled where we wanted, went out to eat as often as we wanted. The American dream, right? We worked hard. We lived comfortable. But our eyes were closed. And then, we sensed a shift. Go on Young Life staff. … [Read more...] about because even now, i am still good
when god starts to move
Sometimes, amidst the typical movements of my days, I feel this stirring in my soul: Oh, that my life would matter. Oh, that I would engage in this world and help to exchange fear and shame for love and grace. But how, exactly, do I step into this movement of God? How do I know what He … [Read more...] about when god starts to move
the best gift i ever gave to my husband
There was a time when my vision was off. In the season of busy, the season of difficult, the constant work, the lack of quality time, I began to notice what was not happening rather than what was. I saw the dishes in the sink, placed there after a meal still not cleaned up. I heard the … [Read more...] about the best gift i ever gave to my husband
thirty… plus one
This year I hit my Plus One. Today, I turn 31 years old. Thirty. Plus one. My most difficult birthday was 27. That was the year that I felt old. I was no longer "cute young thang" just out of college. I wasn't the newly married, fresh-faced and optimistic young teacher. I was on the … [Read more...] about thirty… plus one