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Goodbye 2021, Hello 2022. A Letter To My Readers
I wanted to dedicate a post YOU, to start off this new year!You who take the time to be here in this platform.You who show up, like, comment, and share my posts.You who give me true feedback, are honest with me, and even share your heart in this space.You who know me in person…
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When Motherhood is the Hardest, Here’s What Our Children Will Remember.
Laying in bed cuddled up with a sick little boy. It’s in these moments that being a mom is hard. I can choose to be caring, nurturing, patient. Or I can lash out, feel angry that he’s my responsibility, and go drown my sorrows out in junk food.But at the end of the day,…
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Thursday Thoughts, Thanksgiving
Today is Thanksgiving Day. A day that we intentionally stop to remember all the “things” that we are grateful for in life. While sometimes it can be looked over or seen as cliché, its a day that matters because thankfulness replaces so many of our problems. Really! When we focus on how much God…
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Thursday Thoughts, Finding A Love For Jesus
I want my child to love Jesus and come to the conclusion of his need for Christ’s salvation for himself. I had a comment the other day that really put this into perspective.“People believe what their parents tell them & big coincidence: of the dozens of religions to choose from they ‘choose’ the same…
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Thursday Thoughts, “Mommy Wars”
I should not be defining my child’s worth based on their physical appearance, but in Christ. (Sharing this, as it’s been on my mind and heart this year.) This past spring I read a book called “Mom Enough” I highly recommend it for any mom. In it, there’s a segment that brought up this…
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Thursday Thoughts About Blessing
Blessing- a beneficial thing for which one is grateful It’s a beautiful word. It’s a term found many times in the Bible and it’s applied different ways too The first way I want to talk about is: God blessing us: God can bless us materially and provide things like clothes and food for us.…
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The Lunch From Mom, Thursday Thoughts
In the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000, (John 6) the fish and bread that boy had was most likely prepared but his mom. Without his mom taking care of him he wouldn’t have it to share and the miracle be fulfilled. Wow! What a concept this is! Our value as moms goes way…
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22 Years, A Birthday Note of Gratitude
Cue the Taylor Swift song “I dont know about you , but I’m feelin’ 22”!… it’s crazy how time shifts the older you get. School days seem forever ago, and I feel like I’ve been a mom for years-in a good way. Birthdays look different for me now, but I wouldn’t have it any…
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5 Simple Ways to Introduce God to Little Ones
One of my favorite things about being home with my child is that I get to choose what goes into his precious bright mind. I think it’s so important at even a young age to introduce God and scripture to them. And here’s just a few ways that we’ve implemented it in our home.…