Far too many times I have shut them out of this beautiful work. But I want so badly for them to see it, this vision. To feel the excitement, and sense the eternal reward.
I could not have known where that little piece of paper would end up. But then his email landed in my inbox.
Our children thrive in a world full of people and things they can touch, taste, see, hear and smell. With only 936 weeks between birth and eighteen, how can we redeem those weeks from too much screen time?
After serving as a foster mom in India for a year, this single woman bid farewell to her beloved foster children. But for an eight-year-old boy, it would only be a “See you later”. I interviewed Sarah about their incredible story.
After serving as a foster mom in India for a year, this single woman bid farewell to her beloved foster children. But for an eight-year-old boy, it would only be a “See you later”. I interviewed Sarah about their incredible story.
Then as we drew near to the trailhead, he came to my side and slipped his hand in mine. It hit me with such force that my heart nearly caved…
What had I always wanted to write onto the canvas of our days but dropped down to the bottom of the schedule, left unattended? These were the things I was resolving to make a priority.
It really was terrible timing. I tried to tell God that. But then He whispered this into my heart….
Hope hovered over that manger. The world held its breath in expectancy. I wonder if we do today.
I had not cried that way in an ultrasound for nine hundred and one days. But these tears were very different.
I had not cried that way in an ultrasound for nine hundred and one days. But these tears were very different.
This is motherhood in its simplest, most beautiful form. And it is something each of us can give, even in our most exhausted and depleted moments…
Raising kids stirs something deep in our souls — an innate knowing that our time is finite. Taking my kids outside in creation, I’m discovering how to stretch our time and pack it to the brim with meaning. God’s creativity provides the riches of resources for teaching the next generation who He is and how He loves us. Join our adventure and discover inspiration and resources for refusing rush, creating habits of rest, living intentionally, and making the most of this beautiful life!