Not a Cool Kid

December 16, 2014.Reading time 6 minutes.

Every night before I lay Fisher down, I am overwhelmed with a crushing feeling of love. It almost knocks me over at times because the surge is so strong. I feel his sweet and soft body. And rub his fuzzy, thin hair. And I am absolutely overwhelmed. So I try and focus all my love into […]

Red

November 18, 2014.Reading time 6 minutes.

“Sticks and Stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.” … Bullying. If I had to name one word. One subject. That makes me cringe. This would be the word. It happens everyday. We all know of stories of bullying. We can all think of the person we went to school with that […]

Now THAT was some Gooooood Loving

November 6, 2014.Reading time 12 minutes.

If you’ve watched any movie or television throughout your life, I’m sure you can think of the “classic” post-sex love scene where a version of this phrase is uttered. “Wow. That was some good loving.” When I hear this line as I write, I instantly see two people laying in bed normally not married and many times […]

The Black Sheep

October 16, 2014.Reading time 11 minutes.

Admittedly, I was a little bummed when I saw I was going to be sitting next to him on the plane. He was big and burly with worn clothes and dirt in his nails. He looked tough. Like someone who had really lived some life. A person I would normally enjoy getting to know sans kid. But […]

The Butt-Wiping Christian

September 30, 2014.Reading time 13 minutes.

I don’t know about you. But when I think about the list of adjectives I one day want to precede the description of my life as a girl that loves Jesus… Meaningless is not one of them. Nor self-centered or self-seeking. Or routine. In fact, if I were honestly choosing the kind of adjectives I’d […]

Let Em’Go

August 20, 2014.Reading time 9 minutes.

I hate to be controversial. Or offend anyone with this post. But I just cannot understand why everyone makes such a “big deal” about sending their “babies” off to Kindergarten. I mean really. Why all the tears? And nostalgia? And sentimentality? It’s really NO. BIG. DEAL. Because if you think about it. Nothing huge is taking […]

How to Cure Separation Anxiety (like a baby ;)

June 1, 2014.Reading time 9 minutes.

Seeing the child alert “TS-42″ flash across the screen during the sermon in church is never a good thing. And today, my mom instinct didn’t even need Guy to confirm that our sticker matched the number to know it was our baby. For those of you who have never experienced a flash such as this, let me translate […]

I don’t smoke, but may I have a light?

March 31, 2014.Reading time 10 minutes.

Are you afraid of the dark? (Cue creepy howley music.) No, I’m not talking about that TV show you used to watch in middle school. I’m actually asking you the question. Are YOU afraid of the dark? Before you give me your knee jerk response of no. Riddle me this. When is the last time you […]

Why in the world do people have kids?!

January 23, 2014.Reading time 14 minutes.

Remember this mailman for later. I’ll come back to him. … The other day I was in a conversation with a single woman discussing the prospect of having kids with me. Her words went like this. “I just don’t know if I want kids. I mean, all the parents I know seem so stressed out […]

The Day I Let Someone Light My Van on Fire

December 6, 2013.Reading time 13 minutes.

Not to toot my own horn, but I’ve come a LONG way in caring about what others think of me since having kids. When I first had Isaac, if he started misbehaving in public, I could literally feel my stress and blood pressure skyrocketing. I felt like every eye was on me in the middle […]