” Celebrating Christmas gives us faith; it affirms that our beliefs have roots in the historical fact of the incarnation. Celebrating Easter gives us assurance; it affirms that Christ wiped away our sin by his great sacrifice and triumphed over death. Celebrating the Ascension gives us hope and points us toward transformation; it affirms that […]
A Time to Hold and a Time to Let Go
As dusk approaches, my oldest and I slip out to the trail behind our new home for a stroll. The birds chirp as a slight breeze rustles through the trees – music to my ears. He looks at me with a special smile and grabs my hand. Both of us are lost in thought. I […]
Rainy Day Art and the good/bad of moving…
Rain pours down. We are former desert dwellers and still get giddy at the sound of the pitter-patter, so we head outside with newly unpacked umbrellas to run and romp in the rain, explore muddy ravines, and make all kinds of observations on our impromptu morning nature walk. As my children’s laughter rings in my […]
An Easter Devotional for You {COUPON CODE ALERT}
So I’m on blogging break because I’m packing like a mad-lady, but I had to pop in and share about this really quick. The weeks leading up to Resurrection Sunday (aka Easter) are some of my favorite – not only when I was a girl, but especially now as a parent. This is […]
Why We Stopped Homeschooling >> BIG CHANGES
Change is inevitable. Sometimes it is incremental and sometimes it is dramatic. For our family change is coming in epic proportions. (But then, if you follow me on Instagram, you already know that.) It is a wild ride right now and I’m praying for grace and to come through it with my sanity in tact. […]
Expectations are my nemesis, but I dealt them a blow.
Expectations… I have a lot of them, especially at the start of new seasons. I’m a dreamer, a visionary. In my head I play out how life is going to go and then I plan accordingly. It works, sometimes. But usually I’m left a little frustrated and occasionally feeling defeated. There are beautiful God ordained […]