I stumbled upon this quote recently and while I’ve heard it many times, it struck me so strongly. I thought about the irony of how I used to feel so empty. That emptiness caused me to feel useless, lost, hopeless… hollow. I thought I could fill it with things, with people, with activities, with work,
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Beautifully Broken
I have a newfound love for the beach so much so it kind of shocks me. I used to think it was just uhh… too sandy and the water was scary (that part hasn’t changed much for me). I may have felt that way because I hated being in a bathing suit, because I had
There’s No Trophy.
I read an article a few weeks ago called, “There’s no trophy, Ashley.” It was powerful to me! It was based on being a new Mom but the moral applies to all aspects of life! I base this post on Ashley’s article, these are my own words, but I give absolute full credit to the
Revving the Engine.
Does anyone else feel like we’re kind of sitting at a really long red light? Our hands are gripping the steering wheel, we’ve got one foot on the brake and it’s getting tired, the other foot is on the gas pedal revving it a little (or a lot!) and we’re waiting… waiting for the light
This Little Light of Mine.
I don’t know about you but I have this little voice inside of me…. wait. Let me start over. I actually have lots of little voices inside of me! But I think we all have one that tries to hold us back from doing things or that says “don’t say that, it’ll make somebody mad”
Let’s Carry Pom Poms!
I was a cheerleader for years. I wanted to do something on a team and I didn’t make softball in 7th grade which changed my entire destiny:) I tried out for cheerleading and learned that I could yell pretty well, pep up a crowd, and that I loved pom poms, cute uniforms, and boys who
Take a Deep Breath.
This week has brought even more adjustments to the stay at home orders in most areas and with them a new wave of emotion. You know, when this first started, there was a little fear of the unknown, sure, but we were all trying to make happy out of havoc, posting funny memes, finding cute
Easy One Dish Meal!
I’m loving learning to cook the “easy” way and often with things already on hand. And it’s great learning you can have just one dish for a meal without a side or two (or three as I’ve done before!). One dish meals are wonderful and this one is no exception! Easy Pasta Parmesan One
The Person in the Pew.
If I’ve learned one thing (among a thousand) it’s that you never know what that person in the pew is going through on Sunday morning. It may be the person a few rows ahead or a few rows back, it may be the person just to your left. It doesn’t matter, many people walk through
Outside looking in.
While I want so desperately for this to be a positive space all the time, life just isn’t like that. Things happen, not always good things, but they make us who we are, right? And if you’re like me, memories can be triggered in an instant that remind us of times that maybe we want
The Morning After.
I sat here this morning trying to envision what Jesus’ followers must have felt like the morning after they watched his execution. While I cannot attest to its biblical accuracy, I can only attest to this being what I picture in my mind. It was the morning after. People were waking, lying in bed, wondering
On the porch.
I can’t go back and undo the mistakes I made as a mother. I can’t unwind, redo, spend more time, hug more often, be more patient, be more present. I so envy those of you with little ones who have the chance to start today …. if only I could go back. I
