"Of all the knowledge that we can ever obtain, the knowledge of God, and the knowledge of ourselves, are the most important.”- Jonathan EdwardsMorgan …
joy candles
"Happy are those who hear the joyful call to worship, for they will walk in the light of your presence, Lord." -Psalm 89:15Last night I …
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 …
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 …
when Love sleeps
In the deep, still darkness of the night, we woke up and noticed our bedroom light was on.Four hours before, we had turned every light off and gone to …
what my son knows about beauty
There we were, sitting in the middle of an expensive jewelry store, just me, my almost-twelve-year-old son, and the fancy ring lady. My broken …
don’t grow up. it’s a trap!
When I was a kid, I had such plans for my adultdom. I was full of dreams- big ones, in fact! I just knew I would achieve them.But today, as I …
midlife and mercy for the mamas and the papas
Growing up is hard to do.Because we live in the land of the free and the brave; because our parents told us that we could do anything we set our minds …
when you know exactly what you’re doing
I had a strange thought yesterday.This one curious thought was born from many smaller thoughts. One of them came in the middle of our new online …
this is the week of all happy things
It's Tuesday and this is the Week of All Happy Things in our house. Boy 2's birthday rolls into my birthday which rolls into our wedding anniversary …
