I Quit

My oldest daughter started kindergarten in August which was a catalyst for another season of major change for our family. I speak and write about this season of life carefully, as to not assign the blame for change to our 5 year old adventurous, animal loving, super hero. The truth is, the last few years …

Let’s Talk About Grief

A few weeks ago, I was scrolling through Facebook and a friend of mine who has two kids that are similar in age to mine had posted that she was struggling. She told a story of her night and while it was entertaining, it also resonated with me and I felt for her. I went …

The Danger with the Stranger Theory

Last weekend, Marlee turned four and one of her birthday gifts was a foam pogo stick for preschoolers. We have had a ton of fun with it over the last week (and when I say we, I really me we...her and I). If you've spent anytime around her, you know that she is pretty fearless, so …

Finding Church Again

Back in 2014, John and I had been feeling like we should start looking for a church we could attend regularly. Even though we both had the feeling, we never actually spoke to one another about it until our friend Mark invited us to come with him and some of our other friends one Sunday. …

Blessed While Challenged

Being a parent is both the greatest blessing and the greatest challenge I've ever received. I don't say that because Marlee is a challenging or even difficult child. In fact, I'm convinced the opposite is true. She is delightful. She is outgoing, she is funny, she is kind and compassionate, she is strong-willed. . . …

Grandma’s Hammer

If you ever met my Grandma Tressie, you were lucky. If you ever got to eat her delicious cooking, I can guarantee you didn't walk away hungry. If you ever got to spend time with her or experience her back rubs, you were incredibly blessed. This woman was a picture of love, if there ever …

Give me your anxious, your worried, your depressed masses. . .

Fact #482 about me: I am an over achiever, even when I actively try not to be. When I first started this blog, I knew that I'd never be able to post something every day so my goal was to write a post once a week. When I think back on that lofty goal, it …

My Journey to Freedom. . . The Gift of Motherhood

I love this time of year. There are some obvious reasons. We have survived the cold of Winter and there are more and more days filled with warm sunshine. The flowers and trees have started to bloom so the outside looks alive again. The summertime brings a slower pace of life and a beach vacation. …

Suck It Up, Buttercup – Part 2

There are probably a thousand other things I should be doing right now, and writing isn't one of them, but here we are. I want to start by reassuring you that I am doing a lot better than I was last week and John and I are also doing well. In my last post, I spoke …

Suck It Up, Buttercup

It has been a while since I've written on here. I'm not sure why that is. Maybe it's because we've been busy. Maybe it's because we have a toddler and life is crazy. Maybe it's because I haven't felt like I've had anything worthwhile to write about. Maybe it is because my way of coping …