life of a homeschool mom & pastors wife who is working on her first novel
Things I am working on: priorities, seeing God in the mundane, experiencing Jesus in the mundane, worshiping God in the mundane. Also, anxiety is a big struggle for me. I worry about big things and small things and sometimes it manifests physiologically. Sometimes my anxiety clouds my focus on Christ and I need to dig …
My flip-flops smacked where my kids dripped watermelon juice from last night’s dinner and play-dough was caked to the floor. It was long over-due for a scrub and would be an embarrassment if company came over to see. So I got my bucket and scrubber, got down on my hands and knees and started to …
It's been a long time since I've written a blog post here, which makes me sad. But I've found I've had very little energy to give to blog posts for the last couple of months. Summer is in full swing and between a slew of graduation parties, end of year programs, family gatherings, travel plans, …
Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.Victor Hugo I have always loved music and singing and when I was a kid I wrote a lot of poetry and would try to make up songs to go with the poems. But I haven't done anything like that …
So I was in the depths of despair at the airport gate. I had to calm down and start figuring out what I was going to do next. Many phone calls later I found myself sitting in the airport I was supposed to be flying out of waiting for my sister to pick me up …
Continue reading ‘God Sightings’ Amidst Travel Drama: Part 2
If you missed the blog post over at RMMB, please follow the link below. Not Just In Our Head: Hyperemesis Gravidarum Awareness I felt Alicia's story needed to be shared and she's been wanting to share it too. She regularly posts updates on her facebook about HG awareness and updates about her daughter who is …
As I re-read my last blog post I now feel even more convicted about what happened during my trip (not so much during actually, more just the travel days). I was preachin' to my own choir. Most of my problems on this adventure were still quite small in the grand scope of things but it …
Continue reading ‘God Sightings’ Amidst Travel Drama: Part 1
What if the plane crashes and I die? Lots of people travel for work all the time, I'll be fine. I better just make sure things are in order, just in case though. Oh no, what if something bad happens to the kids while I'm gone. I will feel so guilty. What should I pack? …
Continue reading 7 Truths I Rehearse to Avoid FOMO and Anxiety
