so this is love.
I prayed for you. I cried for you. I’ve cried over you. I’ve cried with you. You are my dream come true. The apple of my eye. The reason I get up each morning. The wonder of my heart. You’ve caught me in a net of wonder, fear and you like no other have made [...]
Dear Joseph + Evelyn, It seems like this year it just doesn’t stop. The world is a hurting place, and you have to wonder how much more sadness can be born into such a small world. I feel helpless thinking about the world you will know. A lot of people say that all these disasters [...]
Thankful for… 6. color 7. paint 8. experiencing a ridiculously messy paint festival in our kitchen on a sunny January day 9. newborn baby naps 10. chai tea 11. hair date that’s supposed to happen next week. it’s been so long since i’ve had anything done professionally on my hair! {inspiration here!} 12. Pete giving into [...]
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” To this day, especially in times of “disaster,” I remember my mother’s words and I am always comforted by realizing that there are [...]
“Every true cross-bearer learns to carry his cross as if it were an ornament rather than a burden, and finds after a time that it carries him. It gives more strength to him than he gives to it.” - Mrs. Charles Cowman The other day a dear friend texted me this quote. I haven’t been [...]
This came up on my facebook feed, the quote did anyway, by Ann Voskamp. So timely. Stings quite a bit too, reading it of all days today. Loved it, had to share it. I hope it encourages you the way it did me… Happy Sunday friends.
It’s been a while since we’ve caught up. And if I had it my way, we’d all be sitting on big comfy couches with our pajamas and big fluffy pillows in our laps, talking over a cup of coffee, tea, lemonade… something yummy. Talking from one loss mama to another. Even three years later it [...]
It was about 8:30 in the morning and Bubby and I were strolling through Target to satisfy two cravings of mine. One – a decaf Iced Latte from Starbucks and two – some pancake mix. Naturally after picking up the pancake mix (and some brownie mix) I headed to the clothes. How can you not pass by [...]
I can vividly remember thinking to myself in the NICU days, “I can’t wait til this part of my life is past.” That verse about ‘this too shall pass’ would run through my mind. If I had known what being past that part of life would really mean I wouldn’t have been so anxious to get off [...]
Someone said in our meeting last week that children are the greatest thing you’ll ever be given. I guess it was the way it was worded that really hit me. I mean, that is a no brainer, right? But I guess it felt good to have someone else validate that truth. Children really are the greatest [...]
I was sitting outside watching my son splash around in his baby pool yesterday afternoon after a long hiatus indoors. It’s been so hot here. Too hot. And any little trip nearly exhausts me, to the point that all I can do is lay down when I get back. Just when I think my energy’s [...]
Steph and I were joking about being in this cocoon, away from the internet. I promise you, these days I spend about a fraction of the time online that I used to. Somehow work is still going great. I think it’s promoting all of it that is suffering, but I won’t ever get these days [...]
I headed to the retreat with a lot of hesitation, anxiety and mixed emotions. I seriously almost changed my mind about going at all on Thursday. It was just a place I didn’t know I wanted to visit and be a part of with this new baby on the way. Sometimes when those tidal waves [...]
Grief is the craziest emotion I’ve ever felt. It doesn’t have one expression or face. I think that’s what makes it so hard to recognize. And even more confusing for well-meaning friends and family who think you are over everything on a ‘good day’. It never, ever makes sense. Sometimes it looks a puddle. Sometimes [...]
I have been wanting to join in on Ann Voskamp’s 1000 gifts link up for a while, and today… since all I am really doing is watching The Wedding Planner, while my little man naps… I think it’s a good time to start. On Mondays, I honestly never know what to write about anyway because my [...]
