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Life is Chaos
It seems like no matter how much we clean the house or try to check off our never-ending to-do lists, we just cannot catch up. Ever.
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Daddys Home
It's that sigh of relief when you hear the garage door open and the kids start jumping up and down or when he texts and says, "be home soon". It's a moment like no other. Your partner, your love, your friend, your help...he's home.
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Why I am saying ‘Just Because’ a lot more these days
We simply gathered the kiddos into the car on any empty Saturday morning and headed from the Philly Suburbs up to NYC… 'Just Because.'
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Treasuring the Mom Life
I'm sitting at the dining room table, basking in a few precious moments of silence before the "storm" ensues.
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Appointed Turning Points
I personally dread unwanted transitions in life. But without them, I wouldn’t be where I am today.
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Working it Out
When I was finally able to get the pictures from my wedding, I cherished them more than ever because they are the last pictures I have of my father.
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Drifting Perfection
This week has been filled with tears, laughter and exhaustion. It's been 4 years to the month that my late husband, Shane, and I took our children to Colorado on a ski trip. For years I wanted to go again, but the fears of traveling alone after my husband died, kept me from ever embarking on this adventure.
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Glad You’re Here (I Guess)
Sweet sisters, I’m sure it’s obvious that my routine rigidity is borne from the lack of control I felt as a child. It haunts me to this day, and I continually struggle with trying to out-equip the Lord. It’s not that I don’t trust the Lord – I do!
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Longing for Loneliness
I thought I knew what loneliness was, and I avoided it at all costs. Before my husband died, there were many times I felt lonely and ran from it. I filled my schedule with errands, my days with household chores, and it seemed to help.
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Resurrection on Easter Sunday
It’s almost that time again. The time that all the stores fill up with Easter baskets, eggs and candy. The time that the shopping begins for the perfect Easter outfit. The time that the people you haven’t seen all year show up to church. It’s funny what things become about when it comes to Easter. A national holiday that encourages everything EXCEPT what it really is.
