Re-Invent Yourself
For the past ten years, I have tried to fit my square peg into a round hole. I was a teacher before I chose to stay home almost 15 years ago. I became a teacher because I liked kids and knew it was something I …
Finding Faith in the Mess
Hope
A Thrill of Hope
I walked upstairs and started picking up. I walked into the game room and noticed the Little People nativity. This is one of my favorite Christmas items. We have had it since my twelve year old was a toddler. The boys flock to it every …
Avengers End Game: How Super Heroes Gave Me Hope
The moment they uttered those words I thought of Jesus. In the middle of an Avengers movie, I thought about my faith.
Busy or Purposeful
As we enter the holiday season, we all know our schedules will overflow. People are going to ask us how we are doing and we are going to respond with, “I’m so busy.” I don’t want to be busy. I want to be purposeful. “… whatever …
Take a Hike, 2018
Oh, 2018. I could write an entire blog post just about the bad things that have happened this year. Floods. Illness. Death. It seems especially difficult on the back side. But, there is a part of me that wants to hold onto you for a …
Victim or Victory
“For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.” 1 John 5:4 Are you living from a place of victory or victimization? When someone or something wrongs you, where do you stand? Where do you …
Miscarriage Series Wrap-Up: The Fish Five
I wanted to wrap-up my series on miscarriage by telling our complete story. It’s always helpful to get the whole story instead of just bits and pieces. My husband and I were married for almost four years before we started trying to have a baby. …