Last weekend, Shutterfly offered 50% off hardcover photo-books and, since that is the only way we ever have physical copies of our pictures, I spent most of Saturday and Sunday creating a “yearbook” of 2015. (I’m obviously a little behind. Let’s not even talk about the fact that I have nothing printed from 2010-2013…) Going […]
Grief on Easter Sunday {Experiencing Une...
We tend to live with our lives and feel our feelings in categories. I am happy. I am sad. I am joyful. I am mourning. But this past year has been so much more than segments of feelings or times when I can easily answer the offhanded question, “How are you?” 10 months ago we […]
Day 12 :: Esther {More than a Pretty Fac...
Yesterday I downloaded My Fitness Pal to my phone. Again. I have felt overweight ever since my son Jack was born 6 years ago. Whether or not this is true is besides the point. Since then, I have not been able to maintain my pre-pregnancy weight for more than a few months and I HATE […]
Day 6 :: Joshua & Judges {Rest & Rebelli
“Be strong and courageous.” These words of the LORD to Joshua rang in my heart this year as we made the Big Move “back home” from Colorado to Minnesota. I have experienced extreme ambivalence about this move. One half of me is ecstatic to be here. I love being near my parents and a couple […]
Trusting God for a Yes Life {Five Minute...
This post is part of the larger Five Minute Friday community found on Kate Motaung’s blog. We write, for five minutes, together. No major edits. No second guesses, just writing to connect, to grow, to be. We would love to see you there. This week’s writing prompt: Yes. The past 3 months have been an […]
Don’t Worry: On Birds, Grass, and the Ag
I have sat down to write this post about 15 times. Sometimes on paper, others in my head. Each attempt to document the changes and uncertainties of our life, I find myself tongue tied. Paralyzed. Unable to describe where we are. Where I am. We have been in Minnesota for 9 weeks now. We have seriously considered […]
How Jesus Heals my Depression
Depression has been my constant companion since I was 16 years old. It has oppressed me with its hopelessness, its despair, its sense of futility, anger, and deceit. Yes, deceit. Depression lies to me. Depression tells me there is no life for me. Depression tells me there will be no moment better than this. Depression […]
Am I called? {Seeking answers in life ch...
“Trust God with the details, you were called!” “God has called you, it’s all going to be great!” “I’m so excited to see what God’s going to do as you follow God’s call.” I heard lines like this over and over again as we prepared to leave our home in Colorado to be near family […]
We are home :: first bike rides, laughte...
“Mommy! I can ride my own bike! I can’t believe I have my own bike!” If you can say anything about Jack it’s that his enthusiasm is contagious. His highs swing to the mountain tops while his lows bring him to the darkest valley. But when he’s excited, you can’t help jump along with him. […]
The risk of relationship: Is it worth it...
Three days before the big move, Tim and I are sitting at our dining room table surrounded by a house that has imploded. Clothes are draped over furniture. Boxes lie around half packed, partially labeled. Food is on the counter. Dishes remain in the sink. Panicked I turn to my husband, “I wanted to be […]