I Am His Mommy: Soul Words For School
The tags off the backpacks have been clipped. I’ve labeled their stuff with a Sharpie and lime-green duct-tape. I’m sitting on the carpet floor checking off the school supplies list and rummaging through… Read More
On the Porch At Ann Voskamp’s: The Pink Outfit (Day 14) 21 Days of Rest
Although we met online years earlier, I first met Ann Voskamp in real life three years ago — walking along a beach, against the soft brush of waves upon smooth sand. I was… Read More
Dare to Unplug & Go Off the Grid: Five Ways (Day 14) 21 Days of Rest
So, I just came back from a week of being unplugged-off-the-grid on vacation in San Diego last week. I was unpacking (a week is a long time with two boys and a hubby) and… Read More
Move Beyond Surviving to Rejuvenating Rest {Book Giveaway} (Day 13) 21 Days of Rest
How many of us find ourselves running on empty with no time for rest, no time for ourselves, no time for God? I know what that’s like. I’m good at surviving —… Read More
Whisper a Love Note: Quiet Words & A Giveaway (Day 10) 21 Days of Rest: Finding Spiritual Whitespace
Do you remember hearing the whisper of someone who loves you? Was it in the voice of falling in love at first blush — someone close and intimate to you? Or maybe you… Read More
The Clock Is Not My Shepherd (Day 6) 21 Days of Rest: Finding Spiritual Whitespace
The clock is my dictator I shall not rest. It makes me lie down only when exhausted. It leads me to deep depression. It hounds my soul. It leads me in circles… Read More
I’m Releasing My Story Today! {finding spiritual whitespace Book Launch Giveaway}
I’m starting a new chapter today. There comes a time when there’s no more turning back. I don’t want to be tired anymore. I don’t want to feel worn or weary — inside — even… Read More
Why It’s Not Selfish To Rest: Day 2 {quiet} 21 Days of Rest: Finding Spiritual Whitespace
Sometimes it feels wrong to think about yourself. Isn’t it selfish to focus on what you want or need, when there is a long list of more important things? Maybe we’re afraid… Read More
{confide} Let’s Live A Better Story: Day 1 {21Days Of Rest: Finding Spiritual Whitespace}
I don’t want to live my old story anymore. The story written by surviving stress and doing the best I can. I want to live a new story Jesus has longing for… Read More
Make Room For You. Your Story. For Rest.
Everyone has a story. All of us were once little girls. We all have memories. Some happy. Some not. Some we share. Yet, many more lay hidden in the secret pages of our heart.… Read More
Be New. Easter {The Living Way}
You don’t have to wait until you’re completely new. To be you. You don’t have to wait until there is no more sorrow. In order to step into the light. To be… Read More
A Place For Us {Brokenness}
I don’t want to be one of those people. Someone who is afraid. Someone who can’t deal with hard things. Someone who has failed to overcome the things that could make me… Read More