Welcome to the July 2019 Never Alone Bible reading plan and journal challenge! If this is your first time here, then I’m so glad to have you! It's summer, ya'll! I love summer so much. Thank you for your emails and continued encouragement during these months since my precious daughter, Taylor, graduated to heaven. God has graciously been sustaining our family and bringing joy in the midst of … [Read more...] about Never Alone Bible Reading Plan
Letters to Taylor: On Forgetfulness
Letters to Taylor: On Forgetfulness My dear girl, The ache of missing you is waking me in the middle of the night. It’s been a couple weeks since I sat down to “talk” to you, to write out the thoughts that continually float around in my head and surround my heart. I’ve been avoiding writing to you because it hurts so deeply to pen the words and stare at their starkness. Every letter to you … [Read more...] about Letters to Taylor: On Forgetfulness
4 Ways to Experience Peaceful Prayers
In a world of chaos and confusion, discovering a peaceful setting feels like finding a gold mine. Does it seem that way to you? Shining and glistening away from busy distractions and disturbances, a few moments of quiet is a beautiful gift. My hope is that you are experiencing quietness in your current season of life, even if for only a few moments at a time. While taking time to … [Read more...] about 4 Ways to Experience Peaceful Prayers
Letters to Taylor: On Procrastination
Letters to Taylor: On Procrastination Sweet T, I miss you. To say that I miss you doesn’t even begin to explain how I feel. My heart holds a void like I’ve never known before. I’ve been looking back at our lives from the past few years and pondering over the decisions our family made while you were living. I analyzed the choices on what we did and did not do. I’ve spent many hours … [Read more...] about Letters to Taylor: On Procrastination
A Prayer for When You Are Grieving
When life is difficult and especially when loved ones enter heaven ahead of us, it's hard to pray. Oh, I know. Grief shouldn't put a halt on our faith; it shouldn't keep us from praying. But sometimes we can't find words to express the depths of our hearts. Sometimes the process of filtering through our minds to lasso a group of words together feels impossible. Since the beginning of this … [Read more...] about A Prayer for When You Are Grieving
Letters to Taylor: On Numbness
Letters to Taylor: On Numbness My sweet girl, I have not wanted to write to you in the past couple weeks. I knew that as soon as my fingers began to type words that I long to speak to you in person, tears would fall, and pain would surge into my soul full force. I’ve felt numb more often since my last letter to you and I’m not sure which is worse. Numbness to dull the pain while knowing it’s … [Read more...] about Letters to Taylor: On Numbness
Winning over Worry Bible Reading Challenge
Welcome to the June 2019 Bible reading plan and journal challenge! If this is your first time here, then I’m so glad to have you! And if you've been here before, glad to have you too! I can hardly believe that we've arrived at the end of the school year and we are headed into the 6th month of 2019! This month I’ve started the return to blogging and more time on social media and it has been … [Read more...] about Winning over Worry Bible Reading Challenge
A Prayer to Empower Moms
Parenting is hard work, amen? It's both hard work and heart work. It's long days, short days, good days and bad days. I've been mom-ing for over 22 years now. Through many stages and phases, I can tell you one thing for sure: God loves mothers. He loves mamas because He created them. He loves mamas because He uses them. He must love mamas because He gave one to Jesus. Think about that! And … [Read more...] about A Prayer to Empower Moms