June 13th, 2002 stood still with an unexpected heatwave. It was a Thursday. Family & friends came in from out of town, my to be mother-in-law turned 50 just the day before. We drove to the country of cow manure & pristine lawns Our church building stood in disarray. We pretendedContinue reading “Muggy Church Building, One Elementary School Cafeteria & 10 Years”
Category Archives: My Journey & Story
Breaking Generational Curses with Forgiveness
While laying on my bed after putting the girls to bed for the night, I was finished. The weekend seemed filled with mountains of whining. I’m sure my words were not as gentle towards the closing of the door. Do you ever feel like that? You just want to be done with it. You snapContinue reading “Breaking Generational Curses with Forgiveness”
Hope Always Remains
These days are filled with reflection & soul searching. My heart is less weary and embracing more & more of the goodness God has for me with this little one. Ben and I have gotten many opportunities to go on dates with my mom’s visit with us. I forget how much I love spendingContinue reading “Hope Always Remains”
Weary, and yet there’s a miracle inside
It’s approximately 134 hours into the New Year and I haven’t written once. I’ve seen my Facebook page flooded with new posts asking to be read, meanwhile, I sit blankly staring into my screen. With so much hope floating around these days, I can’t help but tell you that I have been feeling completelyContinue reading “Weary, and yet there’s a miracle inside”
When Your Advent is non-Pinterest Worthy
This is a two part story, so be sure to read it in its entirety, in order to get the full picture. If you connect with this, please pass it along. Upon waking, we open the hand woven advent calendar as my girls eyes peer with anticipation of the coming day’s event.Continue reading “When Your Advent is non-Pinterest Worthy”
My Storey Her Story
Creating a home. Opening up space and laying down expectations has been weighing heavily upon my soul. Attending IEPs, OT visits, and more digging to see what all my little girl deals with on a daily basis. How to create a home when what you envisioned is different. I avoid reading all the dataContinue reading “My Storey Her Story”
to know his peace
“Can you imagine it? The Israelites were hurrying as they saw in the distance a huge army coming toward them. It was Pharaoh wanting to stop them. He was closing up on them & they turn to face the water’s edge. It would appear they were trapped,” as my adrenaline grew with my voice raisingContinue reading “to know his peace”
Choosing Stew
You run into your home & look at the time. Drats, it’s only 30 minutes before dinner time (maybe you can stretch it to 40 minutes), but everything you have on hand requires time. Time is not what you have. Soup echoes in your head, yes, soup. I have some chicken broth or atContinue reading “Choosing Stew”
New Mercies
Just when I didn’t know if the fog would lift, especially with the loom of six months worth of rain, this morning being awoken to sunshine is dew on the grass. His mercies are new every morning. When living in Bellingham, one must never forget two things. One is never miss ingesting Vitamin DContinue reading “New Mercies”
My Eyes Lift To the Hills
Jumping, lifting, pulling, slamming. These movements came from returning to the gym yesterday. One thing that has been hard after my miscarriage is returning to the gym. Perfectionism spills out when I never knew it was lingering. It doesn’t measure up, considering I don’t feel the need to do everything just right. I’m okayContinue reading “My Eyes Lift To the Hills”
Backdoor Hospitality 