Choosing Memories Over Martha
There’s popcorn all over the living room floor and, truth be told, it’s all over the kitchen floor, too. It’s everywhere. It’s Saturday and Saturdays are for movie nights around here. It’s when we snuggle and stop and just be family. There were, of course, a million...
Finding Your Beach Wherever You Go
The salt water hits my lungs and I exhale a deep breath of too many details, too many deadlines, and too many responsibilities. I walk on the sand and let my feet sink, burying callouses shaped over the past year, softening their thick layers. Slowly, slowly the...
Joy Unspeakable: Hope For The Mom With Sweet Potatoes In Her Hair
I had just seen “Mom’s Night Out” and it was storming – the kind of storm that involves crazy electrical lightening and rain so intense you wonder if maybe God changed His mind and He’s going to flood the earth again. (Joke. I know God...For When You Feel Like You’re Doing It Wrong
My husband has an uncanny ability to memorize movie quotes. As in, he can see a movie once and memorize the script within two hours. I hear movie quotes at least once a day. For example, just last night, I told him I was incredibly exhausted. A few seconds later, he...
For When You Wonder If Prayer Really Matters
He came to me crying, blood dripping down his raw, skinned knee. I shifted into triage-mode by shuffling around the kitchen to retrieve the first aid kit and take care of the pain. The pain. I can’t stand it when my babies are in pain. I found the kit, put him...
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For When You Wash Your Phone in the Washing MachineLast week, I found myself with an unplanned hour and a house of beckoning chores demanding immediate attention. So like any woman with a house full o’ kids and a husband that works long hours, I thought I would just cram as much as I possibly could into those precious 60 minutes. I arrived home, put on my running shoes and started to RUN throughout the house, checking this and that off my list. A few minutes into my Wonder Woman mission, I grabbed a load of dirty towels and, clutching my phone in my right hand, loaded them in ..
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Church Shopping: On Finding a New ChurchIf you’ve been hurt by the church, then it’s likely the thought of ever going back to church again is right up there with oh, say getting your teeth pulled (sorry, Honey.) (My husband’s a dentist. I have to watch dental jokes and comparisons.). I need to confess I once felt the same. Honestly, when those wounds were still raw, the thought of ever stepping foot inside another church again was enough to make me physically ill. We (Jason and I) talked it over incessantly. “Maybe we could just follow Jesus and just not go to church?” we asked each ..
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Why Christians Don’t Always Have to AgreeWe sat contemplatively around the table, speaking softly about the struggles of marriage. I complimented her on her courage because for some reason, we feel shame when we admit our marriage is in trouble. I know because I’ve been there and felt it, too. I begin to share some of my own heart and experiences with my ten year old marriage, wisdom attained through the really hard places. Unfinished wisdom that still percolates and wisdom I know but don’t always allow my actions and choices to show it. I then share some heart changes I had to make in order ..
