I had to will my brain to rest last night because I was stewing over how I’d get everything done today. In the old days, that could very well have kept me up all night or, maybe even worse, left in that weird place between sleep and awake where you aren’t resting but you’re also […]
When your heart is so heavy and your soul is so weary that your body can only heave in suffocating sadness, He still hears your prayers. When you’re so overcome with joy that all you can do is put your hand on your heart as the tears fall from your eyes, He still hears your […]
Let me tell you a story about a young mama that took her two little girls shopping for new big girl bedding. There I was, in a Target aisle with my husband and two very excited little girls. All around us were fluffy pillows, feminine ruffles, and pastel linens. My girl mama dreams were about […]
Grief is weird. I’ve been trying to think of a poetic way to express how I’m feeling, but I keep coming back to this one thing. Grief is just weird. We said goodbye to our old dog yesterday. (Yes, the Shih Tzu of pooping in the truck fame.) Mac’s health has been declining for years, […]
Years ago, when my oldest daughters were still alive and I was their full-time caregiver, I went to my doctor and asked her point blank, “Why am I so tired? Why am I exhausted ALL THE TIME?” She proceeded to ask me the routine questions about my eating, sleeping, and exercising habits. I realized that […]
I read an article years ago that said the best thing we can say to our child athletes is, “I love to watch you play.” It sounded nice and I even gave it a try with my nieces and nephews, but I never completely understood why that simple sentence was better than the typical good […]
Sometimes I’m tempted to get a little braggy over just how high the highs of my life can be. I’d like to tell of how good the good times are and how happy the happy times are. I could get a little cocky about how I thrive in certain situations and how I’ve nearly got […]
In 2009 our 4-year-old and 6-year-old daughters were diagnosed with a very rare and progressive genetic disorder. In the years that followed, our daughters’ health declined. Their bodies fought to do the most basic tasks and they became susceptible to even the most common illnesses. Things like the cold and flu that are a bummer […]
I very much desire to be happy and present in this life I am living. I will not press pause on my life and wait until everything is order to resume living. I will not spend my time and energy trying to meet the demands of the outside world. I will not wish this time […]
It was a gloriously sunny 70-degree day, so I played my fun mom card and took my daughter to the park after school. And guess what? It sort of sucked. She climbed up a rope ladder and shifted into full-on panic mode when she couldn’t get back down. There were bugs on the slide and, […]
