Startled, I woke from a nightmare. Sweat pouring off my skin, I take a deep breath. Instead of drowning, I am lying safe in bed. Thankfully, I have never experienced the reality of that nightmare. However, I do know what it’s like to feel like I...
“They don’t belong here,” I thought to myself as I grabbed my broom and stormed towards my back door in frustration. Bees and wasps swarmed my hummingbird feeder and, in the process, scared off the hummingbirds. It was not a wasp feeder. It was meant to...
Eight bags lined the hallway outside my four daughters' bedrooms. Tired of living in a constant state of clutter, the girls decided to clean out their closet and purge some clothes. Before they could discern what should stay and what should go, they covered every...
The rain began pattering our tent before the sun came up. Yesterday, we hiked a few miles up a steep trail and were blessed with a beautiful view of the valley from the mountain peak. The mid-July weather had been perfect--sunny, not too hot, not too...
"Well, it's a Monday!" is a phrase often heard to describe an otherwise difficult start to the day or week. Whether you've said this yourself or been the bystander as someone else begins to lament over their morning woes, the way we frame our week...
"How many more days, Mom?" my five-year old son asked over lunch. This was a question that had been on repeat for the last month or more. Anxiously awaiting his birthday, my son could barely contain his excitement. Until one morning, he woke up and said, "Happy...
The morning was cold and the rain had already begun to fall. Every part of my body wanted to stay curled up in my warm bed. As I begrudgingly opened my eyes and allowed my feet to slide off the bed to the floor, I...
If only I had not stopped on my way out the door. The morning had started off great - coffee, time in scripture, conversation with my husband, and even a thirty-minute strength routine. I was in a great mood, and it wasn't even 8 am yet....
Do you have a room, closet, or drawer in your home that feels like no matter how many times you clean it, it's only a matter of time before it gets messy again? For me this is my office. Originally designed to be a room where I...