Sometimes motherhood leaves me feeling like an empty vessel; I’m all poured out and have nothing left to give. All the emotion of it. The mental exertion spent trying to outwit my 5 year old. The physical exhaustion of chasing a toddler around. It’s no joke. At the end of the day, the week, the… Continue reading An Empty Vessel
There are certain things my spirit won’t seem to let me move on from until I put pen to paper (or in this case, fingers to keyboard). I have been chewing on this subject since December, and here I am still ruminating over it. I can’t shake this deeply moving story in the Bible about… Continue reading When There’s Nothing Left to Give
Prologue: The events you are about to read happened a year ago this week. Mind you, it was weeks after publishing my essay about how my spirited middle child has taught me not to judge other moms (To My Mom Friends….I Don’t Judge You). Knowing I wouldn’t want to completely forget later on, I typed… Continue reading The Adventures of Playland: An Epic Tale of Parenthood
Maybe it’s the result of growing up in the generation that was told, “You can do anything if you just dream big!” Perhaps it’s the consequence of our over-saturated social media world where individuals are no longer trying to make it in their own community but instead competing for national, even global, recognition. Or maybe… Continue reading When Society Tells Us We’ll Never Be a Success
Perhaps you are just perfect or have it all together, but I have certain hang-ups that continue to pick at me. I’ll think I've conquered it only to see it rear its ugly head again. At my core, I have always struggled with never feeling “good enough.” When I mess up I am quick to… Continue reading Weak and Foolish
A few weeks back my husband and I took a trip out to CA to celebrate our 10 year anniversary. Normally Mr. Frugal, I was shocked we did anything more than a weekend away. But he played the deals and penny pinched for almost 2 years to surprise me with this trip to get away… Continue reading But He is Good
Mother's Day is a bit of a sacred holiday for me. As in, after Christmas and Easter comes Mother's Day in holidays with a strong emotional attachment. And it's not because of some egotistical reason that I just love being showered with gifts and thanks by my family. Each year, as Mother's Day approaches, I'm… Continue reading How I Really Feel About Mother’s Day
I didn’t plan on writing this blog. I had other topics near to my heart I was drafting. That was the plan. But then God decided to move. A few days ago I had grand intentions of being Super-Star Mom; of juggling it all and being just fine doing so. But a stretch without the… Continue reading Love Letters
We live in a culture flooded with images and thoughts from social media. The modern mom is not just getting input from her friends and family how to parent her children, but from countless sources through Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter and Instagram. There is pressure to be a “Pinterest Perfect Mom.” You should have the perfectly… Continue reading To My Mom Friends….I Don’t Judge You
Almost a year ago to date, I found myself walking up the steps to my childhood church to celebrate with a newly-engaged friend. Years since my last visit, it still felt like coming home; this place that was once my second-home during my youth. My heart was weary from the stress of life. A mess… Continue reading Land of Exile
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