Where Passion & Purpose Collide
Homeschool, private or public? After breast or bottle, home or work, to vaccinate or not…this is the big, looming question. For some it’s a no-brainer. For others it’s an incredibly hard, perplexing decision to make, and a lonely road to navigate. Please know, right off the bat, what this post is not attempting to communicate. It is not my intention,… Read More
We’ve read lots of excellent parenting books over the years, but nothing has shifted our paradigms quite like Danny Silk’s Loving Our Kids On Purpose. It rocked our parenting world. It’s like Shepherding A Child’s Heart meets Parenting with Love and Logic, edited by Erma Bombeck. It’s brilliant and simple and biblical and fun. And it just.makes.sense, which…when you’re a… Read More
Yelp! How is it September already…and how did my babies suddenly turn into these fully grown miniature human beings with larger than life personalities with massive feet? This summer…if it can even be called that (for I can barely count the number of hot days on one hand) flew by like greased lightening. The leaves are citrus-kissed and the days… Read More
Hello friends! I’ve been laying low as I work out the final kinks in my manuscript and prepare for the release of my first book next month. I fluctuate between being giddy with excitement…and being absolutely petrified. It’s a wild dream come true as this book has been brewing for years, but with it finally done and my heart scribbled… Read More
Yo! Life ain’t ho-hum When you spend your days as “mum” Just wipe that tiny bum While Sally sucks her thumb Hollah! Okay, so maybe dropping the beat isn’t exactly in my talent department. Or remotely in the same zip code. I am an excellent bum wiper, though. They like the way I work it…Mom Diggety… I got to… Read More
Looking through photos from little Bean’s recital in June, I realized how much like a weed she has grown. She’s looking less and less like a wee lass and more and more like a little lady every day. She’s blossoming and maturing, her cheeks and belly are losing their plumpness, and her little hands are losing their dimples. Which makes… Read More
To the mom who is weary and overwhelmed, painfully aware of her short fuse and tired of the sound of her own voice… I get it. I’ve become really good at saying, “I’m sorry” since becoming a mom. Learn to embrace grace. This is one of the most important things you can model for your children. To the mom… Read More
Happy birthday, precious girl! You’re 6 already…where has the time gone? It seems like just a little while ago that you were kicking on the inside as we folded little pink onesies and waited with baited breath for your arrival. Alathea Grace, you are so perfectly named. Truth and grace; two things that abound in your character. You are so… Read More
I first encountered the whimsical wisdom of Rachel, the women behind the words at Finding Joy, a few years back when we both spoke for an online marriage conference. One would think, raising 7 children, that her demeanor would naturally have become loud and commanding – out of pure necessity – but her confidence is quiet, her presence unassuming, and… Read More
Mother’s day is fast approaching, Spring is in full force…and it’s Friday. Which can only mean…it’s time for a springy, maternally-inspired printable. I considered little pictures of birds and twigs with this quote…“Mothers are all slightly insane” by J.D. Salinger. from The Catcher in the Rye, but didn’t feel it had quite the right ring to it. This one had… Read More
{If you missed part 1? Check it out right here} If every human being has a driving need for security, significance and strength – including the little ones hanging onto our ankles – then we as parents have to be intentional about seeking out opportunities to instill and cultivate these qualities in their young lives. Here’s a list of 10… Read More
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” Winston Churchill Make no mistake…life takes bravery. Following your dreams takes bravery. Being married, and staying married, takes boat loads of bravery. Sometimes just getting up in the morning takes bravery. And parenting? It takes bravery too. William Wallace war paint style bravery. Truck… Read More
