This year I'm intentionally letting go of past hurts. The failed relationships of my past will not define my current or future relationships. As I let go, I realize there's something else I have to be intentional about - the friendships right in front of me. Sometimes social media keeps us from connecting face-to-face. Sometimes social media drains us more than fills us up. If you're like me, Facebook can leave you believing you're all alone in the world. But lately, God's Continue Reading
Intentionally Letting Go…
I'm about to be 33 years old but certain memories haunt me as if they happened yesterday. When a friendship fades. When I look on Facebook and see groups of women laughing and doing life together. When I feel the sting of jealousy. When fear threatens the relationships I do have. That's when I find myself back in my bedroom - 10 years old - peeking through the blinds at all the little girls squealing and playing next door. Without me. I vividly remember the moment she abandoned Continue Reading
Eight Things I Learned In January…
1. A Few Minutes with Jesus Each Morning is a Life Changer (Duh!) Deep down I have always known this. But motherhood is chaotic and quiet moments with Jesus are hard to come by. Jeannie Cunnion in her book Parenting the Wholehearted Child, says we get so wrapped up in the daily obligations of parenthood that we forego our own intimate encounters with God and neglect our own parch souls in the process. As the holidays came to a close, my soul was dry and my attitude was in need of a Continue Reading
Intentionally Seeking Him…
Only a few days into the New Year and I became aware that my One Word for 2015 had more to do with my relationship with God than the other areas I had listed out in my journal. God wanted me to be intentional with Him and trust that He'd work out the details in those other areas - marriage, motherhood, friendship, writing. When you're a mama, it's hard to get that alone time with God that your soul so desperately craves. In Parenting the Wholehearted Child, Jeannie Cunnion writes, We Continue Reading
In 2015 I Want To…
Be intentional, yes! (You can read more about those plans here). But I don't want to be so intentional that I just stress myself out. I want to have some fun. I want to cease striving (Psalm 46:10). I want to do things I enjoy. I don't want to be bound to a list of to-do's (which I make for myself) that suck all the joy out of life. I want to cut myself some slack. I want to leave the laundry on the couch and laugh more with my Little Man. I want the dishes to sit in the sink while we Continue Reading