Friday night, pizza night, sitting on the front porch, twilight wine sipping, watching the kids play, fingers tangled together night. We haven't spoken much since he got home from work, the noise and the constant and the needs and the dinner and the diapers and the "Daddy! Look!" demanding our … [Read more...] about love is 8:15 on a Friday night
marriage
a love letter to my husband
Remember that time we baked a pie and took it by the river and ate it straight out of the pan with two forks? Or when we climbed the mountain, wine and cheese at the top, you down on your knee with the forever question? Or do you remember grabbing popsicles and walking through the neighborhood as … [Read more...] about a love letter to my husband
a letter to my husband on his birthday
My husband, Lane, turns 32 today. We've been together since we were 18 years old- in a sense, we have "grown up" together, meeting when we were still practically babies! What a ride it's been. Here are the words I can gather together for this man that means so much to me on his birthday. If you … [Read more...] about a letter to my husband on his birthday
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}
when love expands
I didn't want to leave you. I knew you would cry, I knew I would cry, I knew ripping off the band-aid and walking out that door would hurt. I ugly-cried when we got in the car, assuring your Daddy through the tears that I did, in fact, want to be with him. But see, my girls, I love you … [Read more...] about when love expands
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