Has someone ever tried to ‘save’ you from something you weren’t sure you needed saving from? My husband, who’s a wonderful saver in some regards, sometimes tries to save me from things that don’t seem super problematic in my world—things related to scheduling and organization that aren’t always high …
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March 12, 2019: Lift me up!
Today's Reading: Matthew 5:43-6:34 My oldest two darlings are already taller than I am, and, in all likelihood, the youngest two will soon be able to say the same. It’s weird to have them not just look me in the eye, but actually look down on me—especially when I can’t (and don’t want) to erase the …
Strengthened by Grace
It was a lazy Saturday. There was nowhere we needed to be and what ‘needed’ to be done had been determined by us, it wasn’t dictated by outside parties. The children milled about doing odd jobs and odder activities – one was wearing pajamas and rubber boots and burning things in the fire-pit, I …
Journey’s End
Have you noticed how size can seem relative? When the kids are loud and running through the house, my house feels small. But when the house needs cleaning, it feels big. Really big. Too big for me to handle on my own. Sometimes, when I look around at our mess, the scale of it overwhelms …