BLESSED BEYOND EXHAUSTION
March has flown by over here! Do you feel like that too? Soon it will be Easter and then the end of school will follow shortly thereafter. And then we will be moving to another state. Time, slow down please! Here are a few things I’m loving this month. Twenty-One Pilots: Ok, so this band is not for everybody. In fact, my hubby isn’t really a superfan. But this is…
Yesterday as we were pulling up to church, Vivienne decided she didn’t want to go to her class. She wanted to go to “big church” with us. In my mind, I was thinking, “I’m not prepared for this! I don’t have any paper or coloring books or anything to ‘distract’ her during the sermon! Why???” But instead of letting her see my panic, I tried to prep Vivi as best…
After a long day of arguing over which clothes to wear and who gets what colored cup and whose turn it is to pick the bedtime story, I was worn out. Having kids can be exhausting. Can I get an amen? Some nights I go to bed wondering if I accomplished anything that day. Wondering if I did anything right. Wondering how many ways I’ve  scarred my children. Before I…
Like most mothers, I spend a lot of time in my car dropping off children and picking them up from school and extracurricular activities. There is an officer on duty at Jonah’s school who helps direct traffic in the mornings and afternoons. We have seen this policeman every single day since August 6. Every. Single. Day. Last week, one of my kids asked me why the policeman always sits on…
Many of you know that our six-year old son was diagnosed with autism several years ago. Prior to his diagnosis, we were really struggling with his behaviors, not knowing what to do. Afterwards, we sometimes struggled with accepting the diagnosis, wondering why the Lord would allow these difficulties to enter our family dynamic. As he has grown and matured, we have seen tremendous improvements in Jonah’s behavior. He can carry…
I watched anxiously as my husband backed out of the driveway, leaving on an eight-hour drive to Tennessee. He was headed to look at a few houses in preparation for our upcoming move. This was not the first time he had gone before us to secure a home for our family. After a twenty-year career in the United States Air Force, I was comfortable letting him house hunt without me.…
February is already over. How can that be? In two months, Peter will be retiring from the Air Force after 20 years, and then shortly afterward, we will be moving once again. I have to get myself together over here! As I procrastinate all the stuff, I’ve found a few things that I love this month. Here they are: Greenwich Bay Trading Company Lavender Chamomile Shea Butter lotion: Whew! That’s…
Hey, friends! It’s been a while since I updated everyone on our adoption, so I thought I would let you know what’s been going on in our world. Peter and I have completed stacks and stacks of paperwork and all five of us have had medical exams, blood work, and tuberculosis skin tests. (Not fun for the kids!) While working on our criminal background checks for all the states we…
Since Valentine’s Day is tomorrow, our family has been talking a lot about showing love to others. I’ve been trying at least once a week to read out of the book of John with my little kids, usually on the nights when Peter and Brienne are at swim practice. It’s slow-going, honestly, because the book of John can be difficult for a 4 year old to understand. But there have…
I sometimes find myself getting a little jealous of my kids. You might be asking yourself why I would get jealous of my children. Well, aside from the fact that they have virtually no responsibilities, they also have a maid (me), a live-in chef (me), and someone to bathe and dress them (me again). But there is another reason I often find myself in the throes of envy. Have you…