Last night he got home from work over an hour late. Not only did I feed and bathe the kids all by myself, but I also didn’t make it to my beloved, every-other-week women’s Bible study at Panera Bread. This morning when I got up, he was already gone…but his remnants were everywhere. Cereal bowl on the counter. […] Read more…
Today’s post is a beautiful contribution by a dear friend, Jamie Wahl. Enjoy her words, mommas! You will be deeply reminded of the wonder of motherhood. My husband’s family lives in Tuscaloosa so we make the drive there and back quite often (John makes the drive—I don’t “interstate”–thank you love!). Charlie loves to sleep in the […] Read more…
My toddler. She is a tornado that gave birth to a screeching bird that also has mama bear tendencies that splits a personality with one of Santa’s elves. And she is the most beautiful thing that I’ve ever seen. I am her momma…I gave birth to her. But that doesn’t mean that I quite follow […] Read more…
My family, and so many families I know, spend Christmas at someone else’s house. It’s wonderful to share such precious time with your extended family, but sometimes your personal family Christmas can get lost in all the traveling plans. We have been known to celebrate Christmas a few days to a whole week early, and usually […] Read more…
Motherhood is a lot. A lot of emotional ups and downs, a lot of behind-the-scenes, a lot of trial and error…a lot of diapers. How would you describe the vastness of motherhood? …weeping alongside my infant as he receives his immunizations. …weeping when I nurse him for the last time. …weeping for joy when I see him display the […] Read more…
I have discovered something new about my two boys, Rudy and Mark: they are totally into kits. Kits. Meaning, everything you need to make _______ is in a box. This could range from a squirrel-trap-in-a-box to Weird Gifts like a seasonal-craft-in-a-box to a date-night-with-mommy-in-a-box to an anything-you-could-possibly-come-up-with-in-a-box. …Leading me to my Christmas present idea […] Read more…
I think that I would like to tour Italy some day. Actually, I know that I would really, really like it. And I imagine that on this trip of my dreams, we would probably want to hire a tour guide…because I would want to know every interesting detail about everything and be able to ask a thousand […] Read more…
Are you one of those mommas who likes to have all of your children’s life-changing moments of discovering their Savior all neatly and perfectly planned out? I am. If my kids are going to fall in love with Jesus, I just always assumed that it would happen during one of our “Dried Bean Cross Crafts” or while we were […] Read more…
Motherhood…a time of intense sacrifice, love, and emotions. Also a time of intense sleep-deprivation, screw-ups, and winging it. When you pair several non-sleepy kiddos with one very sleepy momma, there’s no telling what each day will hold! And with that, here are 20 things that I have literally said and done throughout my own motherhood. […] Read more…
My buddy John Piper said something along these lines: “I would rather my son remember me as a ‘doormat’, as someone who gave out a dollar to anyone who asked, rather than him remember me as the most frugal person he ever knew.” Hmm. Why in the world would any red-blooded, bona fide American say […] Read more…