I can’t remember the last time I actually planted things in the dirt. And in general, I have an aversion to dirt. Just ask my kids. I’m a recovering don’t-get-your-hands-dirty kind of mom. They know. And what can I say? Except that I’m changing, and I am trying. I’ve lightened up over the years, that’s for […]
For When You Want to Know How to Really Teach :: Sermon On the Mount {Week 1}
Our school year is winding down and I can’t tell you how much I’ve learned about myself and my kids, by being their teacher! And while I’m not a teacher by trade, as a nurse I do a lot of patient education and am very used to helping others learn. Teaching my own children has been so very […]
Jesus Messiah, Lord of All … He is Risen!!
I’m rejoicing this new day that He’s alive! I’m celebrating that He’s victorious, and has conquered, And I’m overwhelmed at what that means for you, and for me! So I’m offering up the praise of my whole heart, to my Savior and King, And I’m singing that straight-out-of-scripture Chris Tomlin song today (the one I included below […]
You Can’t Fail if You Don’t Quit {Memorizing the Sermon on the Mount}
I’m starting something new this week, and I really want to share it with you. But I’m a bit afraid–because (to be honest) I’m not sure I can do it. And I just may fail … because I’ve failed before. Remember a while back I shared some goals, and invited you to join along in memorizing Romans 8? Well, […]
For When You Long to Know How to REALLY Be Beautiful
It is a beautiful thing to receive a gift. Because you know someone is extending a bit of themselves to you because they want to—because you matter to them. And yet, I’m beginning to believe it really IS more beautiful to give. To be the one to give my time helping another. To offer a compliment when […]
For When Your Dreams Die, and You Need to Dream Again…
We’ve all had dreams. And we’ve all had dreams die. But sometimes it’s in the dying, that room is made for something new–something we may never have experienced any other way. Because like a bulb in the earth, Â it’s in the dark and cold places where new growth begins. And it is from these places, […]
She Speaks 2012 and The Counting On…of the Gifts that Never End
I’m sure it’s no surprise to you, that up ’til now, I hadn’t considered myself a writer. In fact I celebrated when my last college English class ended, thankful that I’d never have to write a paper again. But in the process of blogging in this space I am becoming a writer. In fact I […]
When You Feel Like Saying “I Can’t Do This!”
She delivered her fourth baby yesterday and you could hear her all the way down the hall. Her epidural didn’t work and she was SO loud. And while birth is a beautiful moment, it’s work—work that really, REALLY hurts. And when there’s that much pain, it’s almost impossible to see the beauty that’s on its […]
When You Want to Find a Mentor But Are Afraid to Ask
I struggle with feeling insignificant. My mind sometimes wonders if I’m making a difference at all. And I want to belong. I want my words to matter. I want someone to think I’m great and find me worth investing in–someone who has been where I want to go, who can teach me and help me get there. I […]
A Sacrifice of Thanks {Giving Thanks Even When You Don’t Feel It}
It’s another Monday morning and I awake to the messes. Why is it that they never end? The laundry begs my company. The beds are unmade. Clothes are strewn on the floor. The kids are still eating breakfast, and we are late starting our day. There are multitudes of messes, with toys strewn throughout the […]
