Finding God's goodness in the everyday moments of motherhood
If I had to recall what it felt like to have Christian without an epidural, I would say that at first it started off totally bearable. In fact, I remember that I was dilated to a 7 and thinking, “If this only gets progressively more uncomfortable from here, I can handle this. What are all those […]
Read MoreI’ve liked the guy from day one of meeting him. Something about him makes me smile. He’s really tall. And funny. And cheerful. He says things like, “It’s an epidemic out here. And it’s spreading.” (In reference to the phenomenon of all of the Tball players playing in the dirt instead of focusing on fielding.) […]
Read MorePeople often ask me why I went into therapy. Because for many people, the profession doesn’t make sense. I often hear questions like, “Isn’t it depressing? Don’t you get so frustrated? Don’t you have trouble leaving other people’s problems at the office? Isn’t your own life stressful enough?” And I suppose if you want the […]
Read MoreAre you ready for some real talk? Well here goes because who knows me to ever hold back? Today, I want to talk automobiles with you. More specifically, I want to talk automobiles with you of the van variety. Let me start by saying, for a girl, I really love cars. When I was in high school […]
Read MoreEver since we found out that the little baby in my belly is our third son, I’ve been thinking a lot about boys. And more specifically, the privilege of raising them. Did God lay the desire for three boys on my heart when I was little because he knew that he already had that planned for […]
Read More“Flexibility yields happiness or at least that is what I have come to believe at the ripe age of 18.” This sentence was the opening line of a college essay that earned me a scholarship to the journalism school at K-State. For some reason, I was thinking about this line yesterday as the boys and I got […]
Read MoreDear Mom Who Isn’t Getting It Right, I know you feel ill-equipped at times to do the task at hand. And when I say task, I am actually referring to the task of being a mom and raising a family. You know, the task that’s really no big deal. Simply stated, it’s just the hardest and most important job you’ll […]
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I started keeping files on my boyfriends when I was in grade school. It seemed logical. I had boyfriends who gave me sweet things, and I had a file drawer in my desk. And somewhere in the back of my head I thought that if I ever married one of them, I might enjoy looking […]
Read MoreSeveral months ago, we were coming back to Wichita from Houston as a family. We stopped at a Whataburger for lunch in Texas and as usual my little ones were making their presence known in the restaurant. :) Guy was leading them to the table as I was getting the drinks and condiments. As I was doing […]
Read MoreThis may sound like a rant. And if it is, please accept my deepest apology. Then kindly continue reading. I have been in several conversations with other parents lately where I have heard stories about parents feeling judged by other parents or even worse yet by people who do not have children themselves. And for […]
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