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Real Life
Posts on this here blog have been few and far between lately. It happens. LIFE happens. We are still (still….) in the process of selling our house, and for those of you who have been in this...
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Easter Sunday is over. Now what?
It’s three days after Easter and everyone is settling back into normal routines, as we all do after a holiday weekend. Sunday was filled with quality family time, good food, and of course, a church...
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Dear Jake: 12 Years
Dear Jake, Twelve years old. One last year before you enter into teenager-dom. There’s always a certain amount of dread that is assumed when your kids turn into teenagers, but I’d like to think that...
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Home
I know, I know – you haven’t heard much from me over here lately. There’s a good reason for it, I promise. And the best part is there’s a very good story behind it that I am working on at the moment....
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Breastfeeding is Not for the Faint of Heart
So – it turns out that this week is World Breastfeeding Week. I bet you’re wondering why on earth I would want to write about such an event. Well – it’s for all the moms out there who have been...
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Interrupted: A Review
It’s no secret around this house that I love me some Jen Hatmaker. She’s a writer, blogger, speaker, mom of 5 (holla!), orphan advocate, and she’s ridiculously hilarious. Her blog posts are disarming...
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Prisoner of Hope
So I’ve got this really fun app on my phone called Timehop. It allows you to see your status updates and photos from this exact day in history. I love checking to see what I was up to three or four...
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Holy Passion
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a review about a book I read called Interrupted: When Jesus Wrecks Your Comfortable Christianity. I’ve been a fan of Jen Hatmaker’s blog for some time now, so when she...
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When God Shows Off
When we made the decision to adopt, one of the first things we were overwhelmed with was the cost. Every adoptive parent we know has told us that the money is the easiest part of the process, but when...
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Divorce, Single Parenthood, and the Church
I recently had the distinct pleasure of participating in a school function—DURING THE DAY—with my two 2nd graders. Distinct pleasure? For doing a regular “mom thing”? Let me explain… There was a time...
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Move ON, already! (Why it’s important to stop trashing your ex).
This post has been cooking in my brain for the past two months now. Between finishing our dossier for the adoption, running three businesses, homeschooling, and caring for a toddler all day, I haven’t...
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Invincible
Have you ever heard a song that resonated so much with you that you almost feel like it was written FOR you? I put my earbuds in the other day to work on some photography and stumbled upon the song...
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New Orleans to Entebbe
I have the distinct honor of doing life with a remarkable friend named Jessica. Jess and her husband have been a huge influence in our decision to adopt, because we were able to be a part of the...
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Africa Part 1: Healing Faith Uganda
It all started when my friend Jess decided to fly to Uganda one summer to serve “the least of these” (Matthew 25:40). That was five years, one adoption, and many touched lives ago. Jessica fell in love...
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Changes
Adoption is hard. Adoption is expensive. Adoption is exhausting. These were the warnings that we were given when we started this process. We talked to SEVERAL couples that had gone before us and...
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Resolving to Love
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger in your land and you invited me in. ~Matthew 25:35 One of my New Year’s resolutions...
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Why My Teens Don’t Use Smart Phones
***Disclaimer: The content of this post is not meant to offend parents who choose to allow their children the use of smart phones. It is merely an attempt to explore the dangers of technology in the...
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Fundraising for Life
I can remember the exact moment I found out that I was pregnant with my first child. I sat in the living room of a co-worker and stared at the stick in astonishment, trying to mask my terror at what...
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Naming My Shame
Nightmares are the worst. At 39, I still have some that have the capacity to make me sweat. On the rare occasion that it happens to one of the littles, they almost always climb into our bed for...
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Resisting Resistance
As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve been struggling a bit with the feeling that I am not walking in my purpose. I know that seems like I’m painting my uncertainty with a broad brush, but it’s the...
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