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Freckles: a story of rescue & redemption
Freckles had a love so pure. All he really loved was love. He loved to give love and he loved to receive love... The faithful love of Freckles reflects, in its own way, God's love for me — freely given, joyfully received, and never earned.
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When our kids grow up
God made me to be someone who grows. In this way, growth is good. Growth is holy.
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My favorite things at 34
Home-made popsicles, teaching my daughter how to meditate, our red double stroller, morning liturgy, pink weed-flowers and more...
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Weeds have pretty flowers too
My mind garden is a beautiful mess, and I work hard on it every single day. What I can't do, I let the grace of the Father tend to in his own beautiful and redemptive way.
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There’s no better place than the present
All we have is the present and the moment we're in. Everything else is uncertain and quite possibly a grasp for something more. The something "more" is never enough, and the chase only wears us out and robs us of the joy in front of us.
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God wastes nothing
He uses everything. He works in the awkward conversations we didn't know how to handle, the presentation we fumble through, the tears we shed when we let others see that we're human too, the messy part of life that we wished looked a little more put together.
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I can’t have control, but I can have joy
I am learning, in this season of all the things, I can't have mastery or full control. But I can have joy.
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Approaching motherhood with presence, thankfulness, & grace.
As I’ve entered into the season of motherhood in the most beautifully messy kind of way, I have committed to holding fast to three things: Presence, Thankfulness, and Grace.