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Still learning
We had a week of the stomach bug in our house. Which left us feeling exhausted, physically and emotionally. But I learned something this week I’d love to share it. A lot of these writings are so I can remember and maybe remind you as well of simple truths I’ve learned along this journey. So…
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Affirmation
I like for God to affirm things in my life. Kind of like Gideon, if you really want me to pursue this show me a sign, I’ll put out the fleece and you make it wet or dry. You know. Clarity. Show me a sign Lord. Then another sign, because I’m not sure that…
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Out of hiding
When my daughter was born, Frozen had just released on DVD and my mom obliged and got us a copy. I fell in love and so did my anti-napping, two year. So each day after lunch, I’d turn on Frozen and our oldest would fall asleep within ten minutes. And I’d be holding a sweet sleeping baby girl,…
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Control
I like control. There’s a safety there. Where you know what you’re capable of and how you will handle it all. Where does that leave you? Are you tired of trying to keep it all together? Controlling your emotions. Maybe controlling your response, not too angry so you don’t lose control but you still feel…
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On waiting
Sometimes waiting is enough to push me over the edge. Then sometimes I love waiting, like waiting for the coffee timer to ding that the coffee is done. But sometimes waiting is painful… waiting for the doctor to call, i.e. high blood pressure healing to come relationships to restore falling asleep coffee to finish brewing…
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Tough Stuff
I have struggled with not having answers. I want answers. I want to find comfort in having all the answers. So I can justify something that has happened, making the pain less. I want something tangible to hang on to. Life circumstances just don’t make sense sometimes. What are we supposed to do when we…
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Embrace it all
Being a stay-at-home mom was always my first choice. Snuggling babies, seeing them do new things, playing with my kiddos during the day, and teaching them new things. I was looking forward to it all. And ultimately I didn’t trust a single soul to look after my babies but me. (Yikes, this is exactly how…
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Fear
I’ve lived a lot of my life in fear. The more I feared things, the more those things came true, which kept me in this cycle believing all those fears because some of them had come true. Last night my son had a bad thought, which made him fearful he’d have nightmares. Oh bless him,…
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Green thumb
I always thought I just killed plants. I’ve had a bunch of tomato plants, flowers and bushes that just die even though I tried my hardest to keep them alive, watering them and all. I had resigned to the fact that I didn’t have a “green thumb.” Hogwash. Maybe some of you believe this too.…
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Capable
Last Christmas I was gifted a Cricut Explore Air 2 . With three kids ages five and under, I was terrified to even open it. I needed the perfect space, the best ground rules for my kids to follow in reference to it, and time. Time to create. So, there it sat for seven months. Seven…
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