I felt the weight of guilt knowing that the weeks were slipping away in front of me and I was unable to invest in them how I thought I should. I didn’t want that story.
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.
My words encouraging her to see herself as beautiful and unique fell short when I could hardly look in the mirror without finding a flaw in myself. She was watching.
My words encouraging her to see herself as beautiful and unique fell short when I could hardly look in the mirror without finding a flaw in myself. She was watching.
Whether they believe in Santa or not doesn’t seem to be my focus anymore. I am asking a much more important question these days.
I had not cried that way in an ultrasound for nine hundred and one days. But these tears were very different.
She taunted, “Whatcha gonna do now, Mama?” I was faced with a choice.
During the Christmas season, there are so many things that vie for our attention. This month the world will scream its definition of Christmas, while God will whisper, “Remember Me.”
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…
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…
My mother was the queen of tradition-making. She worked to keep the main Gift of Christmas the main gift of our attention. But in all the activities, she recognized the simple power of connection.
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!