So often a gift comes with a challenge. How I wish it didn’t. Pregnancy comes with its pains and of…

Another boy. I felt a little disappointed but somehow not surprised. It really shouldn’t have mattered to me either way,…

Photo Credit: Bob AuBuchon via Compfight cc I haven’t joined Five Minute Friday in almost two months. I have often…

Photo Credit: angela7dreams via Compfight cc My life for the past few weeks has been so different than I expected….

Photo Credit: pfarrell95 via Compfight cc The sounds of choking and gasping send us barreling up the stairs into his…

“My turn! My turn!” The call rings out. The toy played with for too long. The book someone wanted. One child’s…

To be real. To be ordinary and risk being called boring. To know that it’s OK when I’m not perfect…

I’ve heard it said so many times that the days are long but the years are short. Sometimes I find…

  He makes all things new. When the food hits the fan (quite literally) and I’m stuck cleaning up the…

When I look at my life, it’s easy to only see the rough terrain. The deep and craggy valleys. The…