I think sometimes we forget the Good News of Christmas. I will admit, with a toddler at home, it’s been much easier to let the magic of Christmas seep back into my life. The joy and glee on her face when she decorates Christmas cookies, opens a present, looks at our Christmas tree (every morning… Continue reading Good News This Christmas
Oh, how I have missed my blog! It’s so much easier to write about things I know! My novel was so fun and rewarding to write, but writing fiction is definitely much harder for me. You would think it’d be easier since you just use your imagination and you can make it go wherever you… Continue reading Time for JOY and time for cheer
One very hot afternoon in August, Cody called me and said he just saw a bad car accident on the highway. I was not particularly alarmed. He travels a lot for work, and the operative words “saw a car accident” sounded a lot better to me than “was in a car accident.” I asked him… Continue reading Five years, going on 80
Heidi often gets her wants and needs mixed up, as toddlers often do. She often thinks she needs ice cream or she needs to watch Dora or she needs to listen to the Tangled soundtrack in the car over and over and over again until we get wherever we are going. And if she doesn’t… Continue reading He preserves you
It began happening in tiny, subtle ways the moment I found out I was pregnant with my daughter in December 2009 and became more obvious after we brought her home that following August. My body didn’t look the same. I knew it wouldn’t change any time soon, and it probably would never perfectly resemble what… Continue reading I’m not just someone’s mom
Her sweet face erupts in a flash of anger, and she whirls around to face me, her blonde hair flying. Her eyes are narrow, her cheeks are flushed red, and her mouth is set. She flings an arm in my direction as a warning. I’ll hit you, she says with her eyes. I’m mad at… Continue reading Trust Me Twos
My daughter’s 2nd birthday was this past Saturday. That morning, she woke up happy as a lark, bouncing around on our bed until we finally woke up ourselves. Her long blonde hair was a mess, her blue eyes were sparkling, and she insisted we “go eat” because she was hungry. As we all scuffled into… Continue reading Two and counting
When I became a parent, I was surprised at how often other moms compared themselves and their kids to everyone else. I did it quite a bit too. Upon meeting any new mom, the questions typically (and very quickly) end up here: “So does she sleep through the night?” “How many words does she say?” “Do you… Continue reading 10 Things I Strive to Teach My Toddler…(& Myself)
I am her mama, and her little body fits perfectly into mine like a spoon. My arm draps across her pudgy bare legs,keeping them warm enough to stay on top of the covers but cool enough to be comfortable . The poor thing gets so hot in her sleep that I put her to sleep… Continue reading Nighttime cuddles, daytime struggles
I am a person of prayer. And by that, I don’t mean I’m the most faithful woman and commit all things to God in prayer. Not even close. I’m a person (read: sinner) of prayer in that I believe prayer is one of the biggest privileges we have as children of God, a source of amazing power,… Continue reading Somethin’ a little different
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