Lately, writing has felt foreign. I don't know if it's the chaos of this life stage we're in, the emotions that have come with the upheaval of the past year on a professional level for my husband, or something else... but finding the time to sit and put thoughts together just hasn't been the most... Continue Reading →

Sometimes you escape to a mountain getaway. You spend time breathing outside. Playing games with the kids. Sitting in awe of magnificent sunsets... and feeling like the world is as it should be. Then you find yourself less than 48 hours pumping out a faster than your personal average 5k repeating "None-of-this-is-a-su-prise-to-you" to God with... Continue Reading →

A few years ago I wrote an Advent devotional entitled "Draw Near." At the time I wrote it, it was one of those periods where it was "easier" than others to draw near to God. He felt close, he felt present. Life was smooth - if there's such a thing - and we cruised toward... Continue Reading →

To say we're experiencing a storm as a family right now is a giant understatement. It feels closer to a hurricane that throws some lightning bolts and a tornado or two out of no where from time to time. I'm not going to use this space to vent, or to over-detail - because I know... Continue Reading →

It's dark outside. I'm sitting on our front porch, lights pouring out from the inside, sounds of nature and night surrounding from the outside. It's not an unusual spot for me to find myself. In fact, it's alone time I crave and take advantage of most evenings. But, tonight there's more on my mind than... Continue Reading →

Last night as I did my daughter's hair, she said "Mommy. Today you called me a wildling. What did you mean?" I smiled, as I brushed out the knots that seem to form 300 times a day from her constant activity, relentless creative endeavors, and attempts to best her brothers (all 4 of them) at... Continue Reading →

Our neighbors bought a boat. I know. What does that have to do with anything? Well... in our neighborhood, a little bit of everything and nothing at the same time. Let me step back. We were coming home from dinner with my in-laws last night for my husband's birthday (a precious time with family that... Continue Reading →

We talk a lot on here about knowing others and allowing ourselves to be known. It's something that's demonstrated time and time again in Biblical relationships, it's an integral part of relationship with our father in Heaven, and it matters so much in every day life. To do this walk the best way possible, we... Continue Reading →