Every Sunday morning, I listen to my husband preach the same message twice. You may suppose this would be boring. But it isn't. I need a double dose, …
making sense of beauty with my daughter
When I was pregnant with her, I wondered if it would be different. After three sons, I wasn't sure what would it be like to raise a daughter.{Girls …
holding onto God
This morning we read Psalm 62 as a part of our family devotional. We asked everyone to close their eyes and listen to the beginning and the end, and …
what a mom does when her kid is puking
I learned last night that if a 12 year-old boy who usually eats more than his other three siblings combined, tells you he "isn't really all that …
a wednesday kind of prayer
"There's no greater lifestyle and no greater happiness than that of having a continual conversation with God."—Brother Lawrence (1614-1691)He gently …
how to be a super awesome wife mom minister woman
These are the kinds of conversations happening in my home these days:Conversation #1:Me: Why are you wearing your brother's underwear?Boy: There's no …
how to hold onto your (used to be) babies
I was just sitting at the kitchen table yesterday, minding my own business, when a singular revelation hit me like a lightning bolt.I haven't seen …
what I’m reading: spring 2016
Where are my book people at?I haven't posted a book list in a while. It isn't because I haven't been reading. I think I've just been too lazy to write …
why you need to be loved more than you deserve
Everyone is a big liar about turning forty. It isn't the new thirty, or even the new thirty-five. It is forty, and it may take me a while to get used …
on avoiding my fortieth birthday
I have been so brave about turning forty until this week- when I will actually have to turn forty. Such an unfortunate turn of cowardice on my …
why we wait for love
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.-1 Corinthians 13:13I'm feeling nostalgic …
let’s be adventurous
Yesterday we packed up some snacks and drove to the Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, Texas. We've been studying WW2, and wanted to put …
