Today I turn 36. I really don’t get freaked about getting older. But, there is something weird about my last day of 35. Of my kids only knowing me in my 30′s. I’ll be spending this 36th birthday at Lydia’s school leading hula hoop races and bubble blowing contests for the last day of school. [...]
I have a ten pound bag of rice in my pantry. It’s not in there because rice is our favorite food. In fact, we haven’t eaten rice in months because of the diet we choose to follow. I can’t make myself throw it away. But I don’t eat it. And I don’t really want it. I [...]
It’s been the week of deliberate disobedience. The week of pushing limits and testing boundaries. It’s also been the week of falling short at this whole motherhood gig. My mouth has spewed barbed-wire too many times. My eyes have revealed my inner thoughts. My actions have shown my frustration. And even when I feel like [...]
One thing I like about blogs is that they are kind of like reality television. Where else do you get to see people get their first book deal? Or start a new ministry? Or go through nine months of pregnancy? Or travel the world? Or wrangle quadruplets? Or just live life and keep their head [...]
A few weeks my children’s ministry type friends were at the Orange Conference. I’ve been to and posted about it several times because it’s exactly my heart–the church and parents working together. It helps churches equip and empower parents to raise their kids for the Lord. After all, churches get one day a week, while [...]
My friend Lisa-Jo Baker is a true super mama. She leads (in)courage with creativity and ingenuirty, she writes books, pours out blogs posts, builds community in the blogosphere while being a wife and mother to three. One of her greatest super powers is staring other mama’s eye to eye, heart to heart and sharing true [...]
This month’s mission may sound a little quiet, unexciting and frankly, boring. But can I tell you something? It may be one of the best things you’ll ever do with your kids. So, what’s the mission? I want you to pray. That’s right, pray. I want you and your kiddos to huddle up every single [...]
