The last year and a half have been filled with doctor visits and many health concerns on my part. Up until this summer, the answers weren’t coming. Most tests returned normal, and my bloodwork appeared perfect. Stress was a big piece of the puzzle, and I’ve spent much time relearning…
“When you have kids, you’ll understand.” “When you become a grandparent, you’ll get it.” “When things stop working like they should, it’ll make more sense.” I’ve heard those older than me say these things as long as I can remember. With each new season, someone who is a bit…
One of the highlights of the recent hurricane was hanging out in the living room with my kids. We laughed, talked, read books, camped out on the couches and had the best time together. The heartiest guffaw happened early Monday morning when the winds picked up. We were in the…
There are those moments that shape you for a lifetime…and then there are those moments that make you freak out, freeze, and forget how to function. Last week, I experienced was the latter. It was pouring rain, and we were headed out the back door to the car. Carter left…
For the last seven weeks, I’ve been writing and teaching a bible study for our ladies group. Daily homework and an hour-long lesson each week means lots of studying and writing each week. Ironically, I volunteered to go to two different camps, one with each of my boys. And they…
There’s nothing harder than asking for help. I’m a hard-headed, self-sufficient kind of gal. As of late, struggles with my physical body are screaming louder than my pride and I’m learning to accept help when offered, and in those extreme cases, ask for it too. I guess it’s the…
A few weeks ago, I dreamed about my children’s choir teacher from church. In my dream, I remembered she would be ninety-nine years old and had some physical limitations, yet in my dream she ran down the steps from a large stage to greet me. In her normal way, she…
We have birds living in our birdhouses for the first time. Four years ago, a friend gifted us with a martin house. Every year I’ve anxiously awaited visitors, and finally this year we have several martin families living in the house. While I wrote this week, I watched the…
My husband has been growing a bucket garden. For those of you who don’t know what I’m referring to, he has multiple smaller containers the size of large planters and has planted a variety of vegetable seeds in these buckets. He has babied these things for months now—watering them daily,…
Having one thing go wrong is easily shaken, but when one thing turns into two, into three on top of exhaustion and weary, rational thinking goes out the window. As I’ve shared over the last few weeks, I’m in a season of being still and resting. Thankfully I have plenty…