Clearly it has been awhile since my last post…although with good reason, and I can’t wait to share the whole story of us potentially adopting a baby. But not today. (Cheer up, I’ll have so much time to edit that story you will be thankful …
I like to think of God’s “attractive” attributes: loving- kind- merciful- benevolent. I like the verses that say God “plans to give us a hope and a future”, not to harm us. (Jeremiah 29:11) Or “if God is for us, who can be against us?” …
I knew “LOVE” wasn’t spelled that way… A long while ago I was frustrated with someone. I wasn’t sure I agreed with what they were doing (because cleeeaarly I have all of life’s answers) and I cared enough about them that I really didn’t want …
So many parenting books are theoretical- “this is what you can expect from a newborn who has night and day confused, this is behavior you might expect from a stubborn toddler when you take away his treat”, etc. But what we really need is a …
Mom. It’s a wonderful role. But when you stay at home any number of days with your kids, sometimes the daily things become a bit monotonous. We say children have active imaginations, but I’d like to think we stay-at-home Moms and Dads let our imaginations …
One thing I’m not sure I was fully prepared for with parenthood is all the questions. Kids ask all kinds of questions- deep probing ones about why things work- about God or prayer, “Why do you keep praying for that every day, Mommy?”; innocuous questions …
So I was with a friend talking this week and she said something that struck me as profound. Thinking back, all she really did was tell a personal piece of her story that was not actually meant to be advice to me in all likelihood. …
I’ll never regret giving up money that goes to sponsor a child in an impoverished community- even if giving only makes me realize how much more is needed. I’ll never regret holding my tongue in an argument and compromising, even if I feel entitled …
Life is just difficult sometimes, and in a marriage I’ve quickly learned that both myself and my husband have down days. The real problem is when we both have a down day on the same day. It’s one thing if he comes home from work …