Feb 15, 20191 minFind Your Person Find your person. Find your person who doesn’t just pray for you, but with you. Find your person who you can speak crazy dreams to, that ...
Feb 14, 20191 minTo All the Pinterest Moms Out ThereHey perfect Mama, you don’t offend me. You’re a Pinterest mom? That’s great. Your kids are lucky to have you; their life is full of magic...
Feb 13, 20191 minI Don't Want to Get Old I don’t want to get old. Sometimes I want to fight the clock and save myself. But then I have days where older feels so much better. Ther...
Feb 12, 20191 minI Want Another Baby, But I Won't Have One I want another baby, but I won’t have one. They say you’ll know when your family is complete, well my house if full but my heart doesn’t ...
Feb 11, 20192 minI Look Like a MomI look like a mom. I had suspected so for quite some time now but winter has really upped the ante. I saw a photo of myself on time hop t...
Feb 4, 20191 minEvery Momma Needs a Friend Husbands are great, but every mom needs a friend. You need someone who will talk you back into the house when you swear you’re going to l...
Jan 23, 20192 minNo Longer About Me I became a mother 3.5 years ago and sometime between then and now I tacked stay-at-home on to the front of it. It was a slow transition. ...
Jan 21, 20192 minI Have a Favorite Child I don’t like to admit this, but I have a favorite child. It’s hard not to. There are just certain moments that I’m able to really feel pr...
Jan 16, 20192 minSecond Chances I'm a big fan of second chances. Without them, this marriage wouldn’t have gotten past year one. And two. And three. Etc. I’m not talking...
Jan 14, 20191 minFinding the Chemistry I didn’t want to marry my best friend. I wanted to marry the guy whose phone calls I was nervous to answer. I wanted to marry the person w...
Jan 7, 20192 minFor the Mommas Who Aren't Nailing It Last week my kids painted the floor in their rooms, and this week they took out markers and drew on the carpet. I paid for a carpet clean...
Dec 19, 20181 minGood Enough Some days my faith feels laughable. My prayer time feels lonely. Like I’m screaming by myself in a sound proof room. I’m asking for hope,...
Dec 18, 20181 minDivorce Saved My Marriage A few weeks ago, something in me snapped. I stormed upstairs, my voice cracked and I shouted “I can’t do this anymore.” I thought about t...
Dec 12, 20181 minThe Joy in My Messy Life I wake up most days at 5am. I brush three sets of teeth before I brush my own. I try to spend quiet time with God and literally plead wit...
Dec 10, 20182 minGod Didn't Solve My Problem My daughter woke up at 3am today. I wish I was being hyperbolic - she legitimately started our day at 3am. And all I could do was pray. I...
Dec 5, 20185 minI Was Married Into A Cult at 17It is disheartening that so many in Christian churches place so much emphasis on marriage. Saving yourself for marriage. Saving your firs...
Nov 20, 20183 minWhat a Working Mom Needs From Her HusbandWhen people asked what I wanted for my future, being a mom never really entered my mind. I didn’t dream about being a mother. I certainly...
Nov 16, 20184 minWhat a Woman Going Through Infertility Needs From Her HusbandDear Spouse, What’s the rule of thumb? Trying for 1 year without getting pregnant officially puts you with the 6.7 million who are strugg...
Nov 6, 20184 minWhat a Stay-At-Home Mom Needs From Her HusbandDear Husband, I want to take the time to tell you what I need as a stay-at-home mom. Yes, there’s more. More than the mortgage covered, a...
Nov 1, 20182 minLet's Love Ourselves as our Children Love UsI was giving my daughter a bath the other night and I realized we don’t praise her looks very often. We want her to focus on all the othe...