I've been lying to myself. Pretending that book sales don't matter. Since writing my books, my motto has been to reach one person. If my words stir the heart of one person, than I have succeeded. But I got tangled in the mess that is book publishing and big platforms and lost sight of the one. And yesterday as I checked my book sales on Amazon, I found myself crying over the laundry pile. I felt like a failure. I questioned why I wrote the books in the first place. Are my Continue Reading
Five Minute Friday {Messenger}
We all have a story. There are hard parts and wonderful parts - each intertwining for a purpose. Jesus wants us to share them. It is through our joy and our sorrow that His light breaks forth. We are His messengers. 2 Corinthians 5:20 says, We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. The message is ultimately the same. Jesus is love. We are in desperate need of a Savior. In Christ alone, our hope is found. It's all about Continue Reading
A Mother Daughter Love Story {The Messy & Majestic of Motherhood}
Today we continue our series The Messy & Majestic of Motherhood. Lori is an adoptive mama and when I read this post, which first appeared on her blog, I thought it was perfect for this series. It's an amazing letter she wrote to her daughter on her Gotcha Day. She snuggles up close, tucking her little body snug in to my shape. He hair falls long, a cascade of waves on to the pillow, her sweet little girl smell falls fresh upon me. And it still amazes me, eight years later, how Continue Reading
No Place I’d Rather Be {The Messy & Majestic of Motherhood}
Today we continue our series The Messy & Majestic of Motherhood. Kristin is an adoptive mama who I met through blogging. It's been so much fun getting to know her and supporting each other's writing dreams. Don't forget to comment below for your chance to win the Mother's Day Prize Pack at the end of the series! Kristin was sweet enough to include a fun surprise, too! The lucky winner will receive a $25 Shutterfly Gift Card to preserve your motherhood moments. I spent my first Mother’s Continue Reading
Five Minute Friday {Grateful}
I peeked in on Jackson and found him wide awake. He wasn’t hungry, and he wasn’t crying. He just wasn’t sleepy. I probably should have left him alone, but there would be a day when my Little Man wouldn’t want to be rocked. I stared at the verse painted on the nursery wall like I had done so many times before. “I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of Him” (1 Samuel 1:27). I rocked Jackson by the glow of the streetlight pouring into the room through the cracks in Continue Reading