BLESSED BEYOND EXHAUSTION
I don’t know what’s going on in your circle of friends, but there are lots of people in my circle that are in desperate need of prayers. Friends struggling with devastating diagnoses, begging God for miracles. Others suffering from intense fears and anxiety, hoping desperately for healing. Each morning, I talk to Jesus about these friends and family members. These situations and concerns. I lift them to the Father. I…
August is here, and for me, this month comes with all sorts of emotions. Excitement bubbles over as my children venture into a new school year. The slow sensation of fear travels my spine as I wonder how my children will adjust to new schedules, teachers, friends, and routines. Worry lines appear around my eyes as I think about peer pressure my high schooler will encounter and teacher expectations that…
I’m so sad that I have to go back to school this week. I’m. Not. Ready. So while I’m over here crying and mourning the loss of my summer vacation, you can check out some things I’m loving this month. The Skimm: Ok, so here’s the deal. I used to religiously watch the news. Religiously. But then I noticed that everything you see, no matter which news organization you tune…
Ezekiel is not really one of my favorite books of the Bible. (Oops. Is it sacrilegious to say that?) But my Scripture reading for the year has taken me to the book of Ezekiel and I’m slowly trying to digest it. Much of it is over my head, if I’m being honest with you, but one truth jumped out at me during my reading and I haven’t been able to…
As I sit here in mid-July, I find myself reflecting on these past two months. There have been many things on my summer to-do list that I haven’t yet accomplished: working on math flash cards with the littles teaching Brie to cook a few meals imposing a daily schedule of chores and activities for everyone to follow completing CEU hours for my job So many things that have been left…
What rules do you have in your home? Are you a rule-follower or do you fly by the seat of your pants? Recently I was playing what I thought was a game of basketball in the driveway with Vivienne. But I’ve come to learn that even if I think I’m playing a certain game, it’s usually not what it seems. There I was, shooting baskets, when suddenly Vivienne yelled at…
Okay, okay. I do realize that it’s actually July around here but I can’t seem to get myself together this summer. We were out of town for much of June and I can’t get back into the groove just yet. Apparently I need a daily schedule to help me stay focused, and let’s face it – schedules just don’t happen in the summer. With that being said, here are my…
Hey, friends! Today I want to give a quick update on our India Adoption. If this is the first you’ve heard about the Terrebonnes adopting a child from India, you can read all about our decision here. Things are progressing pretty quickly. If I think about it a lot, I can get a little stressed as I try to figure out how to navigate my job, Peter’s school, and traveling…
I was driving down the interstate, listening to the sound of silence. My children and I had just spent a few days at the beach with my parents who had bravely decided to whisk the kids home with them for a week of fun at Nanna’s and Pappy’s. This reprieve from the daily grind of catering to all the kids’ needs left me with a silent and thought-provoking 8 hour…
Tomorrow, Peter and I will celebrate 19 years of marriage. NINETEEN! That seems like a really long time but in reality, time has flown by so quickly that it’s difficult to fathom. When we started out together 19 years ago, we were young and in love and stupid and unaware of all that life would bring us. We have had our ups and downs, just like any other couple, but…