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So many Christmas seasons I filled with hopes and dreams for feelings. I had seasonal bucket lists of all the “Christmassy” things. Hot cocoa. Caroling. Cutting down our own tree. Light-drives. New pajamas. Christmas cookies. Christmas books. Homemade or carefully -selected presents for all the people we know. Angel-tree gifts. On the years where we… Read more

“You’re wasting your time,” the enemy chides me. (Not as if what I’m gaining out of the quiet place won’t grow me, because he knows that I know better than to believe that. But more like an accusation that I’m not stewarding my time well when I have days or seasons where I extra-need God’s… Read more

God, not your __ status, defines your life.❤️ If God were speaking directly to you this morning, what word would He place in there? The text was originally written, God, not your marital status, defines your life. (So whether single or married or who we are married to- whether the most difficult or the most… Read more

Last weekend and early this week, we were all down with colds. The older kids, of course, just like my hubby and I, can take care of their own noses. But since the little guy hasn’t figured out how to blow his own nose just yet, every morning we had a new routine. Just like… Read more

I wrote this post last year, when I was in the deepest part of the pain that comes when you lose a parent right before the holidays and you’re dreading all the firsts without them. Today I just want to share that if you’re struggling with grief, on this National day of gratitude (Thanksgiving) that’s… Read more

To the woman that needs this reminder today,(just like I did) here you go: Leave the mess. The sink full of last night’s dishes. The unvacuumed floors. The crumb-covered tables. The toys and the socks and the shoes strewn about. Leave it all. Not forever, but just for a moment. Sit down. Yes, I know… Read more