Jeffrey’s question changed the day o’ red for me. “Mommy, why do you and Daddy have to go out just the two of you for Valentine’s Day?” So I thought about it a LOT. Then decided. From now on Valentine’s Day would not just be about Jeff and I making a...
Being a mom is hard. It is amazing, but it is the hardest thing God has ever called me to do. Days come when life is a blur; and those days have been coming more frequently lately. I’ve found myself angry and frustrated more than joyful and thankful. So God is breaking me (yes...
When I set him down in the big boy swing, the first thing he said was “I wanna do it… I wanna do it!” It’s become his favorite phrase. At first, I started pushing him, knowing that he would need my help to get started. Then after listening to him fight me for about...
It was Jeffrey’s 8th birthday… and Mommy woke up with a terrible headache. Jeff sweetly told me he would take Jeffrey to school, so I hugged Jeffrey, took some ibuprofen, and went back to bed. A little while later, Jeff came into the room and said “Jeffrey said he needs...
This Martha girl doesn’t often stop to let God say what He will to her heart. It’s usually hurry-up-and-get-time-with-Jesus-before-the-kids-wake-up. There are rare times (like tonight) when I get to go to The Bucks and spend alone time with Him, but these moments are...