handle the joy
I recently read that we don’t attempt to heal from the trauma to be able to handle the trauma—we heal from the trauma to be able to handle the joy….
take me back
Deep breath. Inhale. Exhale. Tucking a little one into their crib and singing lullabies you didn’t realize you remembered tugs at some special strings in your heart when your own…
every drop of salt water
God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at the break of day.” Psalm 46:5 We’re getting good at tossing clothes in a bag and escaping…
It was me.
“Before I can live with other folks, I’ve got to live with myself.” -Harper Lee I have a pocket full of excuses and blame. My marriage failed for a million…
Tomorrow is a new day.
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is…
when you aren’t prepared…
I’m not prepared. Christmas is a week away. Sure, the house is decorated and presents are bought. But our advent readings have been left untouched, unopened. My heart and my attitude?…
still here
“She woke up in the morning with the option of being anyone she wished. How beautiful it was then that she always chose herself.” -Tyler Kent White It’s been eight…
Dear Boys,
Do not be afraid. -Isaiah 41:10 Dear Boys, When I was in Kindergarten, a boy named Lance took my sweater and would not give it back. We fought over it…
2015
Last year, I ended 2013 by watching movies alone in my house. The boys were further south and there were parties to attend but my heart needed pajamas and a…