Sometimes my friend Amelia lets the Lady hold her wedding ring. There are a lot of ways to bond with a four year old girl, but this by far has proven …
the opened heart
As the pedals spin on the elliptical machine, I feel so many things all at once.We are all born, it seems, to feel. To feel love, to feel weary, to …
i would choose *you*
The other night I tucked each child in, one by one, and told them all the same thing:"If God lined up all the boys (or in the case of the Lady, all …
the cathedral of life
When I started college I was an Art History major. Although I loved it, my dad and my track coach talked me into switching to something more …
storm baby: the birth of Boy 3
Hail fell hard and heavy in the darkness last night.Nights like this bring back sentimental memories of the birth of Boy 3.Sometimes it seems the way …
transparent testimony
"Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers, who accuses …
moon bowl
I pulled on my running shoes and hit the sidewalk after dinner the other night.I just needed some time alone, a break from the noise and constant …
burnt toast jackpot
Yesterday I wrote a post about how having a bad day doesn't mean you're a bad mom. Then my day went like this:The boys got in a fist fight over the …
ten signs you are not the WORST MOM EVER
I have an urge today to grab every mom I know by the shoulders, look her in the eyes and shout, "Stop thinking you're a bad mom!"Because, to be …
the expectation of grace
I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God.For he has clothed me with garments of salvation …
blood brothers
There are days I wonder if Eve felt like this.Boys who yell and fight and scrap for power can turn a house upside down, and leave a mama disillusioned …
on fairness
"It's not fair!" he declares."What's not fair?" I ask."I want someone to play with me and everyone wants to play something else," he grumbles.I ponder …
