Finding God's goodness in the everyday moments of motherhood
“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 […]
Read MoreEver wondered why I chose to name my blog Sanctification and Spitup? Probably not, but just in case there is anyone who has… Here are three pictures from the time Christian was little that will explain where the Spitup part came from. Picture 1: Picture 2: Picture 3: The pic makes me want to throw […]
Read MoreWants and Needs: Part 2 (Click HERE to read part one.) See if you can identify with this all-too-familiar scenario. You are standing in the check-out line at Target when you overhear a kid asking their parent to buy them something displayed on the shelf to the side of the checkout. As the parent tries […]
Read MoreSome days when it is time to put Paxton down for a nap, he runs from me. And even though he is giving me every indication that he is exhausted and in total and utter need of sleep, he refuses to give into his body or the relief that I am trying to offer him. And it can be […]
Read MoreI have a trend in my life. It has been with me since grade school. It goes like this… When the going gets tough, when it stops feeling fun…QUIT. Yep. That’s right. I’m a quitter. Quin the Quitter to be exact. And proud of it. It has always been my MO. Piano lessons? Quit. Track? I quit after […]
Read MoreWell if you read my sons’ bio, you know I have a thing for the male gender. But more specifically, I have a thing for old men. A big thing. And I don’t know why because I love being a girl and love all things feminine. But I also love the way boys are. I […]
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