I've been pregnant six times in a dozen years. In that same period, we've endured five deployments, two miscarriages, and six moves. And through it all, I swore I was okay. I thought I had to be, I thought I had no other option. After a...
When we became mothers, we said "yes" to life. We prayed for, planned, and prepared our hearts and homes to receive this new life. We waited, worried, prayed for, anticipated...
I look around my house and there are piles everywhere. Piles of clothes. Piles of toys. Piles of books. There is a corner full of stuffed animals from our "puppet party time." There are things like spatulas mixed in with an alarm clock and a...
(How I feel after grocery shopping ...
It had been a hard morning. I had been impatient with the kids, my heart full of anger and frustration. I wearily carried my two year old boy to his bed for a nap and collapsed with him on his bed, my heart weighed down...
Our family attends a church that has been blessed with a multitude of children and it seems that every few Sundays we are privileged to witness another baby dedication. During each dedication, we as a church body are reminded of our role to support the...
My husband loves to tell stories of when he was a teenager and the smell of his mother's homemade pizza filled their home. There is something so warm and comforting about certain foods from our childhood and his mom's pizza clearly ranked on the top...
When I was a child I believed every word my father said was gospel truth. I also believed his legs weighed 500 pounds a piece and he was invincible. I would learn quickly that he’s really a storyteller, my father. A veritable Chaucer he is,...
I was at a nearby park alone - away from my tribe for an hour - just to breathe. My husband had a work conference that required him working late nights for several days in a row which meant that I was pulling twelve-thirteen hour...
I recently had the privilege of going on a weekend away with some of my close friends to New York City. Our chief goal was to see some great Broadway shows and boy, did we! We had tickets for the Saturday night showing of "Dear Evan...