“I’m a princess, mama!” “Yes you are, sweet girl. Do you know why you’re a princess?” “Because God is a King!” “That’s right. God is your Dada in heaven and he is a King! You are his daughter so that makes you a princess.” “I’m a princess!” “Yes, darling girl....
Here’s a little story that doesn’t speak to well about my parenting: around the time my daughter was three and my son was eight, one my daughter got up and asked for orange juice to be served in a champagne flute, right about the time...
I hid in my room tonight while my children ate dinner. Why? Because for the hour prior to that, our home was filled with the sounds of unkindness at various volume levels, from normal, to maximum screaming for effect, including one unholy growl and a very...
About the time Jude our third son was beginning to be formed by the hands of a loving eternal Father, tucked away safely in my womb, cancer was growing in the body of our first born Jeremiah, still unknown to us. The beginning of two very different stories that...
Hello Ladies! I hope your summer is in full swing and that you’re reading this while slathered in sunscreen, watching your kids splash water everywhere. I absolutely love summer. As a person who’s always ready for a break in humdrum routine, summer feels gloriously languid...
It was a hot May day in Georgia. We had just returned from my Grandma's memorial service and were spending time with extended family at my parents house. My brother and husband both went to the boat dock with six of the kids and they...
Well, I lied. I said I wasn’t the practical one, but I am back with real-world ideas for gluten free snacks for your children all while staying in your grocery budget. (Which is a pipe-dream for us most days, but we are getting there. Baby steps,...
Flying the friendly skies with all our children is a humorous experience. Picture this: four kids all pulling suitcases and one of my daughters balancing her car seat on her head. We held my 21 month old boy by a leash on his backpack without...
Nearly four years ago, in the midst of a very dark season, I threw open my Bible at the beginning, exclaiming angrily, “I’m going to know you, God, whether you like it or not.” I didn’t know it at the time, but my misguided anger would...
It was a Thursday when Grandma died. I awoke to my husband's kind hand touching me in the darkness. "Laura, your Grandma is in Heaven," he said. We were to fly to Georgia on Friday to get one last visit with her and say our...