Ok, this thing I’m grateful for and decided I was going to write about last night, technology? Well, that’s pretty ironic, because I spent the half hour before bed looking for my phone which is what I’m writing all of this on. So, I’m a few hours behind, but I’m still thankful for technology – […]
The Way of Gratefulness; Day 1
I have no excuse. Months ago, I found myself griping over my kids again and realized how ugly it was. Actually, Tim pointed it out. You see, the hour before dinner really is a tough time. Stomach’s are starting to growl, minds are tired, and tempers are short. I would be making food, snapping and […]
5 Minutes to Create. To be me.
I think one of the most difficult things about life is the sacrifice of all of the things we want to do for the things that need to be done. This is true for the stay at home mom, the work at home mom and the work from home mom alike. We all have this […]
Mama Needs a Sticker Chart, Too
I can’t believe the last post on this blog was Ben eating peanut butter. That was ages ago! And yet, I can believe it. God’s taking me on a journey. And, honestly, I don’t like it. It’s been painful. It’s been lonely. It’s been scary. And really tough. I have been stretched and stressed as […]
Silencing the Mean Girls
I recently heard that who you are in high school largely determines who you will be when you grow up. I don’t know if that’s true, but I do think that some of the voices and harsh looks I got from the “Mean Girls” of my teens have followed me straight into my thirties. The […]
Loneliness
Today, I’m feeling lonely. It’s not a loneliness caused by being alone, no, most often I’m surrounded by people and crave a moment to myself. Like, a moment to go to the bathroom alone without someone walking in or screaming at me from the other room. Or some time alone to remember, “what was I […]
Winter Wonderland
For Christmas this year (yes, I k ow that was weeks ago, bare with me), we had the joy of visiting our families in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Though we were sick the week before, and drove all through the night to get there, and eventually got the entire family sick as well (sorry guys), we […]
Overwhelmed? That’s Me
Thanks to Shawna for saving my post! This got deleted somehow, but those of you who are subscribed via email may have already received it (like Shawna). For the rest of you, I’m so relieved these thoughts were saved. Maybe you can relate. Here you go! I had another breakdown this week. After driving 16 […]
I Struggle
Sometimes I struggle. Sometimes I struggle a lot. I hesitated to come back into this blog world because my life just doesn’t feel pretty and blog-like. I don’t have it all together and I feared, would people be disappointed in me? Would they look down on me? Would I fail? And then I remembered the […]