The room felt as though it was empty. The vacant corner bore no evidence of what had once stood there. No one would know what took place in that space. The bending, the rocking, the praying, the soothing, the tears, the countless sleepless nights; and the numerous loving looks exchanged that needed no words, because outstretched arms said it all. You are mine. I love ... Read More
On Family
Embracing Motherhood, Marriage, and Children.
All because two people fell in love…
I woke up to a quiet house. Stillness filled the air as my every movement echoed throughout the empty house. The evidence of yesterday’s play laid about the house reminding me of the life that fills my home on a daily basis. My constant craving for stillness and quiet was met that morning. Yet the foreign feeling made it feel less like home. I silently grieved their absence as my tears ... Read More
Enmeshed
How is it that my children’s lives, their stories, feel apart of my own? Their stories enmesh with mine. When my children have victories or make great strides I feel victorious and an immense sense of pride even though it wasn’t my own doing or my own choosing. It was his. It was hers. The same is true when there are difficulties and challenges. I bear them as if they ... Read More
Inseparable. Unmatchable. Indescribable.
I remember my eyes threatening to close, as I forced myself awake driving down the highway coming back from a big grocery trip to Costco. I remember asking myself, "Is it safe to drive while I'm THIS sleep-deprived?" I seriously wondered, and shot up a prayer for safety. My fourth, Noah, was only 1 month old. I now had a house full of little-people depending on me and a husband, ... Read More
My Pregnancy Survival List and Antidote for Despair
Who would have ever thought that opening up tupperware stored in the back of the fridge, containing the worst of smells imaginable could ever turn into an act of worship. To-date, I still praise God every time I can actually stomach opening up a plastic container housing past-due leftovers. To finish out Pregnancy: The Sickest Days I’m sharing with you “MY TOP-12 AVOIDs and DOs” in ... Read More
Miracles Happen Through Surrender
Andrew and I were married just over a year when I first got pregnant. I like to tell people, that’s when I found out just how much my husband truly loved me. The elaborate home-cooked meals and immaculate house went out the window and the honeymoon days...well let’s just say the cruise-ship docked. The destination -- beautiful -- but we had to find our land-legs. You-see, the joke {before I ... Read More