I’ve been saddened and disappointed at the amount of fear-mongering that I’ve heard over the past couple days from people who claim to trust God, yet seem to have put their hopes in a presidential election. Honestly? It’s a poor testimony. Especially to my children. By the end of this presidential term my kids will […]
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One Time I Lost a Cross Country Race – Jessie
This week I’m starting a series called “Doing Life Together.” I’ll be featuring stories of friendship and community. Today I’m excited to welcome my friend Jessie, a fellow writer, seamstress and mom. Her story is the perfect kickoff to the series! Today’s story is a guest post by my friend Jessie at Confessions of a […]
Let your colors shine
Over the past week the leaves have saturated the Michigan skyline with rich, brilliant colors. Clouds that taunted us all summer have finally expelled rain, turning the tree trunks black as night. The other day I was standing on the sidewalk admiring the colors of the leaves against the black trunks when the sky turned […]
How do you respond to discipline?
One of my children recently unbuckled the seat belt and opened the car door as I was pulling into a parking spot at the grocery store. I don’t think I’ve ever reacted so quickly and passionately. I can’t even recall what I said. All I know is that my internal organs weren’t in their […]
Don’t climb alone
I’m not that great at asking for help. I’d much rather be the one lending a hand, dropping off a meal, watching kids, and spurring you on to be all that you can be. To allow someone to see that your toilet seats are covered in pee, and smelly laundry is piled up higher than […]
Broken but Beautiful
Monday morning, I stood by the front door and watched four paramedics load my husband into an ambulance. It was one of the scariest days of my life. Kedron’s had trouble with his lower back for years. He herniated a couple disks about five years ago and they occasionally give him trouble. But Monday morning […]