When Prayers Turn Into Grumbling and How to Find Our Way Back to Gratitude
God put the seed of marriage and motherhood in my heart at a very early age.I remember flipping through wedding magazines on the floor of my bedroom when I was…
In the waiting room.
I was sitting on the side of the bathtub holding it, and I asked my husband, “What are we going to do?” We wanted a baby and had waited a…
No one tells you it will be this hard.
No one tells you it’s going to be this hard.That you’ll feel responsible for their beating heart long after they have left your body.That the very second they take their…
I just wanted to tell you…
5 year old daughter to me ... “Mom?” As I’m changing the baby’s diaper. “Yeah, hold on. I’m coming.” “Mom?” “Coming...coming. I’m almost done.” “Mom...” As I’m coming out of…
Are you living in peace?
You won't be everyone's cup of tea. Do you like tea? Personally, I prefer coffee. That doesn’t mean there is anything wrong with tea -- I just don’t like it.…
Awestruck in the Bathroom
Do you remember this moment?The moment your heart stopped.The moment the world started spinning in slow motion.The moment your knees went weak and your hands started shaking.I do ...My husband…
Why can’t you be….
I don’t know about you, but I am my own worst critic. There are days where I stand in front of the mirror and a dozen hurtful thoughts surge through…
Just one more day.
Our first order of toilet paper since February. With a house full of nine people and a work team of 12, toilet paper was a huge discussion topic during the…
Be you, unapologetically.
Be relatable.But don’t share things that the majority of your friends or followers won’t look forward to consuming.Be sharing your love for God.But don’t announce you’re Catholic, you’ll lose a…
I’ll take a refill…of gratitude.
Today I didn’t have much left to give, to anyone. I was able to go thru the motions of keeping everyone fed, amused enough, bathed and to bed, but it…
Three little letters…
Mom. Only three letters yet they hold so much meaning. As “mom” we are the cooks, the cleaners, the teachers; some may even be the breadwinner or working multiple jobs.…
She’s the One
This is my son around 6:00 am this morning, yes, smiling in his sleep. You see, I had just got him back down. He woke up crying and when I…
