BLESSED BEYOND EXHAUSTION
March 12 unfolded just like every other Thursday morning. I dropped Jonah and Vivienne off at school and hurried home to finish cleaning my house in preparation for that morning’s Bible study. A small group of women and I had recently started a study on Lent, and I couldn’t wait for these ladies to arrive with their toddlers in tow. As we sat down, the talk immediately turned toward the…
Tomorrow our little Jilli bug turns two. It’s hard for me to wrap my mind around this. She’s only been home with us for four and a half months. Sometimes it feels like we just came home from India while at other times, it seems as if we’ve had her for her entire life. In preparation to celebrate this week, I’ve been thinking a lot about all the things we’ve…
“Mama! I see you!” calls a sweet little voice from the backseat. A voice that belongs to our youngest daughter, a child who had never known a “mama” until we brought her home from India in October. “I see you!” she playfully yells again. She sees me. She sees me when I sing lullabies to her at bedtime. Yet she sees me when I sigh in frustration over cooking another…
I watched skeptically as the new girl took her place onstage beside me. I wasn’t sure what to think as she grabbed her guitar and set up a mic stand. The rest of the band seemed to know her well, greeting her with hugs, thrilled that she would be helping to lead worship that morning. “Who is this girl and why is she here?” I thought to myself. My hands…
(Photo credit for above picture: Three Chicks Pics) February is almost over and soon we will be on the home stretch towards summer. But before winter escapes, here are a few things I’m loving! (some links are affiliate) Vitamin C serum: I started using this Vitamin C serum recently because, um, aging… and the verdict is in. I love it! My skin was noticeably softer after only two applications! I’ve heard…
Sitting on the bathroom floor soaked in water while bathing my toddler, I couldn’t help but laugh. I was simultaneously dodging splashes while praying safety over my teenage daughter who was out with friends. She had just recently gotten her driver’s license and I hadn’t quite adjusted to this reality. Sixteen years ago when our first child was born, I could never have imagined that my life would look like…
I sprinted out the door in my running pants and sweatshirt, hair still pulled tightly in a ponytail from my run earlier that morning. No, I wasn’t heading to a workout class. I was (gasp!) going to dinner with my husband. I know what some of you are thinking: “You’re going on a dinner date in your running clothes?” And my answer is a resounding “Yes!” Many of you cannot…
Well, it’s already February. How are those resolutions coming for everyone? This year I didn’t really make any resolutions but I have been dreaming big dreams and setting goals for myself. Every year I try to pick a word and key verse as I sense a theme that the Lord puts on my heart. Last year my word was wonder and I watched with hopeful anticipation as God worked so…
It’s the end of January! When I worked full-time, January always seemed to be 947 days long, but now these weeks are flying by. Anyway, here are a few of my favorite things this month: This podcast episode: I am a big fan of Becky Kiser. I have loved her for several years and have taken part in many of her Advent and Lent Bible studies. She has recently started…
Hey, friends! I’m posting 2 weeks in a row. Can you believe it? Ha! With this post, I am going to attempt to document our travel to India. This will really be an overview of our trip as I don’t want to go into too much detail at this point. Some things I am still processing. And some things we need to hold close and not share with others, at…