Posts Tagged ‘encouragement’
World’s Bestest Mom
I wish I was a better mother. Truly. I don’t say this so you’ll say…”Oh, you’re so great.” In so many ways I am just not that grand. For starters, I am a yeller. One time, in a counseling session (whatever if you don’t go to counseling bravo for you and yours) a kid said,…
Read MoreA Design More Grand
Have you forgotten about an ambition you had, a dream?
He hasn’t…
I love bad words…
A little person came to me to report that another little person had said the “A” word. I marched upstairs. “Why would you say the ‘A’ word?” I griped. The little person was already in tears. “I’m sorry,” she sniffled. “I was so frustrated with him, and it just flew out of my mouth.”…
Read MoreJesus and Leg Shaving: For Such a Time is This
I shave my legs every single time I get wet. It is an obsessive compulsive act. The rest of my appearance can be a hot mess. My legs are shaved. Recently, as I wandered through a department store and I cringed as I observed the whimsical sundresses, shorts, flowing blouses, and oh, please not yet,…
Read MoreJesus, Killer of Dreams
A fierce embracing of His sovereignty. And He will move how He moves and save how He saves. He is a good, good Father. In the progression of what seems like He didn’t hear, and in the silence of wait….
Read MoreFear Factors…
When this posts, I will be headed to the airport. Again. If you have read this blog before you may have heard this once or twice, I am afraid of flying. Not dying, flying. More specifically, heights, being trapped in a small space, and turbulence. I don’t like roller coasters, and I certainly don’t want…
Read MoreSufficiently Sweet
A certain two-year-old vandal that resides with me is a great sleeper… Usually. It is not really fair to accuse him of being otherwise. He is a good sleeper. For some reason, our society continues to terrorize us with daylight savings time. So, this two-year-old is wide awake at 4:00 am – which my body…
Read MoreIs Your Bladder Controlling Your Life?
I just got this email. “Is your bladder controlling your life?” And, the answer is no. It’s not. I have had to pee since 9:47 this morning and it is 10:40 pm now. My kidneys are begging for mercy. Obviously, my bladder has minuscule power. It dictates nothing in my life… well, other than some…
Read MoreDon’t google it…
I came across a Facebook post tonight and I had chills at a resounding message for this week: letting go. First, the post. I was getting ready to attend a conference several months ago and met with my Grammar guru, one of my bff’s moms, Dottie. I kept receiving text messages from a child who will remain…
Read MoreThe Great Gift of Giving Up
The greatest gift I think I have ever received was the gift of giving up. I recall, we had hit a roadblock. Not our first, and certainly not our last. Moreover, it does not matter what. Kids, money, work, school, medical, foster care… whatever. Today, my husband Justin and I sat before a stack of…
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