“What is it you really want here?” It had been a long day. Twelve hours in an attorney’s office sort of long day. It was a Friday night, and it was so late that even the traffic down below us…
Parenting to keep you humble
Everything I needed to know about parenting I learned from my mom. This includes, but is not limited to, taking photos of your offspring in precarious places…like in Nordstrom when the offspring kept locking herself out of the fitting room…
A Reminder for the New School Year
As we gear up to start another school year, I’m resharing a post from earlier this year mostly to remind myself of a good filter through which to make decisions and commitments. You are not superwoman. And neither am I. …
And so high school begins
Today I took my first baby to high school orientation. And I am not ok. Time is a funny thing when you’re a parent. On the hard days, time crawls and you can feel stuck in dark spaces. But then…
Working Through Weary: Spotify Playlist
I’m hard-pressed to think of a time when music hasn’t been a literal soundtrack to my life. We are the sort who always have it playing in the background (thank you Amazon Alexa), and the right vibe can restore even…
Working Through Weary: Fill Your Cup
“He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.” Psalm 23:2-3 Ever sleep through the night and still wake up…
Working Through Weary: Line Your Life with Truth
“And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9 It has been a long time since anyone in my life has received 100% of what…
Superheroes We Are Not
You are not superwoman. And neither am I. But let’s be real. We are all running and living and striving and expecting superhuman things from our human selves. Schedules with no margin to breathe…or use the restroom. Meals eaten standing…
What is Certain?
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Hebrews 13: 8 The world is spinning. Decisions are coming at us at a rate faster than feels reasonable. Outcomes may be uncertain, arrangements unsettled. The pace at which the…
In The Waiting
“Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed.” Luke 3:47…
Even Now
“I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!” Psalm 27:13-14 Hard seasons are inevitable…
January 2022 First Friday Faves
Music Tremble by Lauren Daigle (Lauren Daigle – Tremble [Live] (Official Music Video) – YouTube)- True story. Over the New Years weekend, we had Alexa playing music in the background while the little gal and I worked on a puzzle….
