Last week, our family spent a quick weekend in Tampa after spending the previous week at a conference in Orlando. I brought a special souvenir home …
how to have faith when life is different than you expectedRead More
oy with the teenagers, already
No one prepared me for being a mom of teens. There are a million blogs and books and podcasts about the early years of parenting: the sleep …
how to love teenagers
The early years of children are so noisy. Squawks, yells, tattling, and so many words about things like superheroes, dinosaurs, princesses, trains, …
this is why hurricane frenzy and a gas shortage mean there is hope for us all
In the last few weeks, Texas has been an interesting/encouraging/challenging place to live. The drama started with Hurricane Harvey. We all ran to …
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this is why motherhood will make you crazy lovely
"If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don’t love, I’ve gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I …
how we can know we are beautiful
Morgan and I planned a last minute date night on Monday. All day, while I painted my parents’ house, I dreamed of the short ribs at North. At 5pm, I …
oy with the poodles already
Last weekend, I was having an all-too-frequent moment of insecurity. I’m not sure there’s a way to avoid these here on earth, as long as we’re clothed …
first love and big trophies
“I see what you’ve done, your hard, hard work, your refusal to quit. I know you can’t stomach evil, that you weed out apostolic pretenders. I …
someday at christmas: a post for my church family
“Someday all our dreams will come to beSomeday in a world where men are freeMaybe not in time for you and meBut someday at Christmas timeSomeday at …
when we watch and pray
Then [Jesus] said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.” And going a little farther he fell on his face …
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 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 …
