living each day by grace
Because yesterday I had the opportunity to share my story with a room full of strangers. I only had a minute or two, so it was the condensed version. I watched the room. I watched them lean forward in their seats. Eagerly they held onto every word as it fell from my mouth, eloquently. Genuinely. …
Because this morning I woke up with a thousand things on my mind. He wasn't one of them. Completely stressed out. Full of worry. With a to-do list a mile long. And yet, He insisted I come spend some time with Him. ‘The rest of the world can wait,’ He said. I fought His calling …
So recently I've been living or trying to live (verdict is still out on that) in a season of contentment. God has really put it on my heart that despite my best efforts this is where I am supposed to be, doing what I'm supposed to be doing. I can stop trying to run. I …
So here we are. Just the two of us, again. You know, you're setting a pretty impossible bar. Because even the good ones fall short. You did that. You made me realize just how much I deserve. How much I shouldn't settle. And just how much I have settled in the past. I wish I …
I have spent most of the day yelling. My kids are in that stage where all they do is tell on each other and fight. Maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration, but a vast majority of our day is just that. I try to be that calm mother. The one who doesn't raise her …
It's funny how a little perception can change a whole lot of the view. Remember last week when I was talking about how I sometimes look around the house and I'm overwhelmed because I'm the only one who cleans. Or does dishes. Or laundry. Or kills really big spiders. Or buys a Christmas tree. This …
