still a work in progress
After finally choosing my word of the year (you can read about that here ), I was ready to embrace everything. Even if it was just a gentle embrace. To embrace change. Embrace newness. Embrace people.
And I’m not going to lie. It’s been hard. Really hard. Continue reading “Hard to Embrace”
New year. New decade. New start. At least it should be. And it is. But for the past couple years I’ve chosen a word of the year. And this year I’ve been struggling to choose one. I feel like I am wasting time. Losing focus. Spinning a bit. Needing a direction. Continue reading “My Word: EMBRACE”
It has been said, and I’ve said it before, that motherhood is a thankless job. We don’t do it for the thank yous, or we might never do it at all, but it is nice to be acknowledged for what we do. Nice to feel seen. Continue reading “Thank You”
Last week I wrote about how funerals always make me wonder what people will say about me when I have left this world and gone home to be with our Lord. I resolved that more than anything, I want people to remember that I loved Jesus and that I loved them. Anything else is a bonus, but those are the things that are most important. Continue reading “Another Bite”
I’ve been to a few memorial services in this past year, the last two were for two older gentlemen I would consider “framily” (friends that feel like family). There were beautiful celebrations to mark their lives here on earth. In both cases their sons spoke about them. Spoke real words and told true stories. Some of them sweet, some of them funny, and some a little sad. Continue reading “Faith: One Bite at a Time”
I haven’t posted anything in a few weeks. We’ve been traveling for the girls’ sports, and my youngest battled a horrible flu for several days and was clingy/needy which made it difficult to write. But those are excuses and if I’m honest I’ve been in a bit of a funk. It happens every winter. I think if I saw a doctor or a therapist they would say that I have SAD (seasonal affective disorder). I’ve had the same symptoms every winter for years. In the past several years it’s gotten worse. Almost ruining your entire marriage a week before Christmas does that. And while the memories fade, they don’t go away. And so every year I struggle from mid December until mid March. I should have known that this year it might not be different. And by starting a new blog it might even be more difficult. Continue reading “Amplify Again”
You’ve most likely heard “love is patient, love is kind.” But do you know what comes next? The next line in that verse says, “Love does not envy.” The Message Bible translates it this way: “Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have.” And The Passion Translation says “It refuses to be jealous when blessings come to someone else.” Continue reading “Love Isn’t a Green Eyed Monster”
One of the top twenty-five most quoted Bible verses, 1 Corinthians 13 begins with “Love is patient, love is kind.” The Message Bible translates the second part as, “Love cares more for others than for self.” It is kind. It cares for others. And cares for self. Continue reading “It’s Okay to Love You”
A lot of people recognize 1 Corinthians 13:4 “Love is patient, love is kind…” because it is included in many marriage vows and sermons about love and marriage. But I just recently read the translation of the same verse in The Message.
“Love never gives up, love cares more for others than for self” Continue reading “When Patience Means Perseverance”
Amplify rest. It sounds counterintuitive. How can I crank up the volume on rest? It doesn’t really make sense, but I’ve just felt the Lord quietly encouraging me to rest. And this morning as I looked at the word “amplify” written on my arm in Sharpie, it became clear that I need to amplify rest. Enlarge rest. Magnify rest. Deepen rest. Continue reading “Amplify Rest”
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