Walking Like A Mother
This year Jaxon also said mama for the first time. And I think it’s safe to say I won’t be needing anything else for Mother’s Day this year (or ever)! Two years ago I wrote a blog to Jax, now almost-five-years-old, entitled A Letter To My First Born Son. And as I reflect on the past two years, […]
What Do You Do For Fun?
No, Really, What Do You Do For FUN? When my son was 4 years old, he delighted in people and greeted friends and strangers alike wherever we went. Although he had spoken very few words at two years old – resulting in therapy – this 4-year-old preschooler was a different child. His language skills came […]
Waiting For Easter
Good Friday is a day of deep reflection and struggle for me. After all, this day was wrought with STRUGGLE, and as I try to process it all I’m filled with sadness and questions. I prefer skipping to the good part…to Sunday, to resurrection, to hope! But God doesn’t rush the Resurrection. There is real […]
Starting My Day with Praise
Prayer. Have you struggled to connect with God through prayer? I have no problem telling God what I need and how I want His divine help in my life and in the lives of those I love. Intellectually, I know He hears and cares. But my prayers have often been a long list of my […]
Pandemic Hobbies, A Little Art History, & Opening The Door To Jesus
We are human ‘beings’ not human ‘doings.’ Do you ever feel like you don’t measure up, you’re not enough, or just can’t do one more thing? Come up with one more creative idea? Figure out the answer to one more math problem? Everything is on you and if you don’t get it right things will […]
Friendship, According to Ann & Kristen
Kristen and Ann reflected on friends that have come and gone, and the natural ebbs and flows in each relationship.
Bring On The Estrogen
“There’s something beautiful that can happen when we realize we are in this together. We are on the same team!” – Michelle Rohner
Did God Make Me Ugly?
I grew up as a misfit. I just didn’t fit in. It all started with that mop of curly hair God graced me with. How I cursed Him for giving me that unruly, untamable, wild hair that made it impossible to blend in during the 60s era of bone-straight hair that Cher so fearlessly led. […]