Today you are four, and you are big, and you are brave, and you are strong.
But there is something I need you to now about that big boy strength…
“Oh it’s always this crazy”. He laughed a little before replying, “I thought my day was crazy. I wouldn’t trade it for your kind of crazy!”
And that’s where he was sorely mistaken.
“But Mama…” And this is when his voice cracks and his bottom lip begins to quiver. “I don’t want to die.”
No matter the circumstance or context, when for the first time words of their own death pass from the lips of your child, your own heart stops beating for a moment or two.
“But Mama…” And this is when his voice cracks and his bottom lip begins to quiver. “I don’t want to die.”
No matter the circumstance or context, when for the first time words of their own death pass from the lips of your child, your own heart stops beating for a moment or two.
When a giant millipede tramples all over your hope for an enchanting morning, follow this simple rule that has led our family to grand discoveries and adventures…
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It begins at that first introduction with a first impression so strong and beautiful enough to graft two souls into one, but it does’t end there. There is a whole melody playing out as we find ourselves surprised my motherhood time and time again.
Here it is friends, the secret I’ve been keeping under wraps for six months–the one that began with that humble jar of 936 Pennies.
The newborn days are a puzzle; an intimate game of mother and child figuring each other out. And this game–this season of such beauty–it begs for grace.
The newborn days are a puzzle; an intimate game of mother and child figuring each other out. And this game–this season of such beauty–it begs for grace.
Why maybe it’s ok that we don’t cherish every moment, but instead unearth the beauty threaded throughout them.
We have 936 weeks with our children. Time is short, yet we as parents of today’s society are throwing away 171 weeks of our children’s lives. Redeem that time with these 6 questions.
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!