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Mom Confessions: We’re That Family Too

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It's really a shame that there's already a blog, We Are That Family, cause you know what? We are that family too. We are that family that senses something is off center because we haven't had enough family time, and decide on a random Saturday morning to fix that. We are that family that throws two soccer mom chairs in the back of the trunk. We are that family that drives five hours to the beach because that's our second favorite happy place in a stinky car. Stinky, because someone ... VIEW POST

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Meeting God in the Secret Places

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Sometime in February: Yes, I know I should get up and get ready for work but I am glued to the bed. The house is quiet. The cat isn't meowing. The hubs is snoring ever so lightly. Here in the quiet, I am meeting with my Savior. Tears form into puddles as I pray He comforts a friend who is losing her mom. They speak my remorse for past decisions and wisdom to make better decisions today. Wordless groans are offered up to Heaven because the mother that I want to be and the mother that ... VIEW POST

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Hello There Chaos, It’s Nice to Meet You

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You know when you have those days when you are so stinking distracted and busy that when you go to use the restroom at work and you totally miss the seat? Like you don't even realize you've missed it until in a daze you look down and see something on the floor? As in, you have missed the seat and peed on the floor? And of course the bathroom is full at the time, so your first thought is, "quick, catch it before it runs over to the neighboring stall" where of course in the 587,001 times you have ... VIEW POST

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Through the Desert Part 1: How We Got Here

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There are two types of sand - the first squishes playfully between your toes, while foam-tipped ocean waves caress your perfect pedicure. The second? Agonizing. Endless. Heartbreaking. Nothing but desert as far as the eye can see, in every direction. Maybe your business was booming, or your career was flourishing, and now it's come to a complete standstill. Is this a closed door, and a sign that your time in this area is over? Crumpled in a heap smack-dab in the middle of our sand dune, we lift ... VIEW POST