
IRL
Real. Life. What is that? I have a real life with my daughter, son and husband. The real life that
God's Word is a treasure. It's a light to our path. It's a seed that grows in our hearts. God's Word is like food to our hungry hearts and water to a thirsty soul. The words below are all the times God's Word has washed over my aching heart, encouraged me, convicted me and comforted me. I pray they will do the same for you.
Little Me In the Big Woods
When I Need a Shelter, When I Need a Friend
She Did What She Could

Real. Life. What is that? I have a real life with my daughter, son and husband. The real life that

I do not do still. I don’t like hot tubs. I don’t lay out in the sun. I don’t like

photo source: richard.keen I can taste the fruit of Eve. I’m aware of sickness death and disease. The

Full. Empty. They are both really good. I love being full. Full of my dad’s Eggs Benedict. Full of the
Today we ran to the grocery store for one quick thing (jars! we made pickles!). Lydia can get out of
My dad lost his parents’ marriage at 12 years old. My mom lost her dad as a father before then.

Every day I wonder if what I’m doing is ok. Is right. Is good. My kids watch TV during breakfast.
The biggest lesson of my adult life is seasons. I guess as a kid, teenager and even young adult, you

We sang this at our {new} church yesterday. My prayers and thoughts are in {} below… God in my living

Sometimes I just get in a motherhood funk. The blues. The blahs. The I-can’t-do-anything-right kinda feeling. All day long I

Yesterday was one of the worst parenting days I’ve ever had. There was not one time during the day that

I don’t fear much. Spiders, heights and thunderstorms don’t bother me. It’s the things you don’t talk about that bring
