So She Did.
Mexican Chicken Soup
Crock pot season is here! Hip hip HOORAY!!! I am a massive fan of "fix it and forget it." Seriously...slow cookers could be one of God's greatest inventions. The only extra thing this one requires is shredding the chicken before you serve it...but that literally takes...
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And Then There Were Two
After years of writing (here, in my journal, and in my millions of half-finished notebooks around the house) about life with kids and navigating their baby years, tween years and teenage years, it's finally here: the dreaded "empty nest." We dropped Number 3, Catie,...
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Keeping it Together (But Still 6 Feet Apart)….
If I were to try and think up the perfect beginning scene for a truly epic horror movie, there would be a group of people who have been thrown into the ocean--through no fault of their own--and they are hanging onto something while they know, beyond a shadow of a...
read more“We know only too well that what we are doing is nothing more than a drop in the ocean. But if the drop were not there, the ocean would be missing something.”
-Mother Teresa
Church Isn’t All Bad
I'm sure I'm going to get some prayers said for me (and judgement) after this post, and please pray away. I need all of the prayer I can get. I keep hearing about it from different people. They say church is no good. Crazy people are inside those church walls. They...
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Trusting God Either Way
Just bear with me. I've been dying to tell this joke. I might mess it up, but I don't even care because you are still going to enjoy it. "I ordered the #1 at Chic Fil A. They gave me the #3. I didn't ask them to fix it because I assumed they knew what was best for...
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Own It
It's hard to claim authority over your own life. So many people, traditions and circumstances want to direct it. They scream, whisper or manipulate. But who are you? What do you love? When your song is over, what do you want the rhythm to have been? What do you...
read moreWhat He Promises
As someone who has struggled in the past with too much worrying, I resolved this year to try to fight it. My devotionals and scripture emphasize over and over that worry steals our peace, our enjoyment of the present, and steals our time with God. I knew if I could...
read moreSummer: Give me S’more
School is about to start again, and I'm trying my best to wring some "summer" out of these last August days before we step onto the treadmill of school routines, evening sports and nonstop activity. But the last week or so has been very un-summery. It's cloudy and...
read moreMy Year of Release: De-Cluttering The “Invisible” Junk
Summer! A time when our family schedule moves a little slower, and I can work on projects that get lost during the rush of the school year, when my schedule is totally dictated by kids’ sports and dance and school commitments. You might remember, I quit the New...
read moreSuper E
This morning I heard my second-born's alarm going off so I stepped into his room and sat down on the side of his bed. He burrowed further into the covers and turned his head away when I clicked the lamp on. "What, mom? I'm up!"His deep scratchy voice matched the...
read moreAnd So it Goes…
Dear Kindergartner: You've got this! I promise, it will be way more amazing than you can imagine. Your mom has made you a very special lunch (probably with a special little note) and your teacher will help you open your milk if you need it. I know it is a little new...
read moreA Letter to America
Dear America; This is your first week with a new leader; President Biden is now your commander in chief. I realize that close to half of your people had hoped he wouldn't be, so I understand if you're feeling pretty divided right now. With 3.28 million people it's...
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