Lately I wake up, see the news headlines, and I can't help but sing that old country song: Grandpa, tell me bout the good ol days, sometimes it feels like, this world's gone crazy.... Another person in Texas has Ebola, a young man murders his parents and sister, and someone else gets diagnosed with cancer. The fear could easily trickle in; even into the most faith-filled heart. Beth Moore writes, Life is too hard to be approached with a wispy-thin confidence in the character of Continue Reading
Six Years {Day 25: 31 Days}
There's only one thing I'd do differently. I'd skip the drama and stress of the wedding. I'd say yes on a beach in Maui. (Like I wanted to do six years ago) I'm not saying the past six years have been a breeze; far from it actually. They've been filled with hard and messy. Some days I just didn't like you (and I'm sure you felt the same way about me). There's been infertility, adoption, colic. A marriage on the verge of divorce. But the ordinary days have Continue Reading
Chicken Fried Steak & Red Velvet Cake {Day 24: 31 Days}
Gifts always abound when I take a trip to Texas. Because no matter how long I've been gone the Lone Star State is still home. It's where my parents are and the place so many memories have been made. This past weekend Jackson and I took a road trip home with our friends. We introduced them to chicken fried steak and my mom's red velvet cake. We explored the dinosaur park and looked for tracks. And we wore shorts to the pumpkin patch Continue Reading
The Glory of Grace {Day 23: 31 Days}
The other day I took out a stack of photo albums and flipped through my journey of motherhood thus far. I took a thousand pictures that first year. I wanted to capture every moment that I was so certain sleep deprivation and colic would cause me to forget. As I looked through the photos of my bundled up newborn, a wave of sadness washed over me. For the first time I didn't remember those early days as completely hellacious. Don't get me wrong, I haven't completely forgotten how crazy I felt Continue Reading
What God Says About Glory {Day 22: 31 Days}
The other day I came across a pin on Pinterest for a super creative quiet time idea. It involved a journal, a Bible, and markers in colors galore. Pens, journals, office supplies in general - now that's glory in the eyes of this girl. I had already planned to write a post about what God says about glory, but had yet to really dig into His word. So I got out my markers, found a new journal, and opened my Bible. And had a creative and colorful time with God. The Holman Continue Reading