Listen to the following “go-to: scripts: Here’s one: I forgot to prep dinner this morning- my kids are going to wind up eating McDonald’s= I’m a bad parent. I snapped at my husband this morning because he left his clothes on the floor= I’m a bad wife. I checked Facebook several times while at work=…
There have been seasons in my life where I have had more time on my own then with friends or family. Friends move away or life gets busy. Disagreements happen and hearts are broken. High school friends graduated and went different directions. In my twenties my college and church friends got married and had babies. …
You can be a Blogger no matter how busy you are. No more putting your desire to be an author on hold. Now is the time to deliver your message. Don’t wait for a quiet day or when you have all the laundry done. Don’t wait for the kids to grow up. God has a…
As a child, I don’t remember a day where my mom was not there. I am told my mom had to put me in a home daycare for a week after I was born, so she could transition from day shift to night shift, but I have no memory of that time. I was home…
My eyes barely open and sitting on my chest is my little puppy wagging his tail to feed him. My other two dogs jump up and down on my bed. I hear cheerios bounce from the table to the floor as my seven year old fills his breakfast bowl. Standing in my bedroom doorway is…
Originally posted on Barren to Beautiful:
This week my husband walks in the door after a long day at work to find: dishes piled in the sink, laundry all over the living room, the beef for dinner still in a frozen block, and me…looking like Frump Queen. He is gracious. And tells me to take a…
Originally posted on Fearfully Made Mom:
My first year as a mother was one of the most difficult years of my life. Before I discovered I was expecting our first child, my husband and I moved over 2,000 miles away from both of our families. After coming home from the hospital I tried to jump…
Being a stay at home mom with a four month old baby was a very lonely season in my life. I was forty two years old and had just been married for two years. The majority of my life was interacting in the world with other adults. I had friends in my life, but…
What are people really talking about when they say that, “God is not dead”? If He is not dead, that must mean He is alive!!! But where is He than? He is in you and me. What exactly does this look like? I invite you to explore these questions in our Me Too Community!!! I…
So often my heart goes un-checked. I move through life in my own world unaware of what is going on around me. I’m not proud of this. I don’t want to know about other people’s pain. I rather pretend that all is good. How selfish of me. God made me to be the light of the…
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