Drinking all the cups of coffee. Sharing all the drops of bliss. Creator of a cozy home & mama village.
Are you in a season of restless searching? Is there a disquiet in your heart that perhaps can't be pinpointed? A wandering that has you looking in vain for the next big adventure? I am. I often am. If perhaps you can identify with my heart's yearnings, then you understand the search for validation, the... Continue Reading →
This whirlwind of a summer took off with a week-long visit from a dear friend, a week-long visit to see Houston family, a week of family festivities back in Colorado leading up to a cousin's wedding, and then now... All I have on my agenda today is babysitting and exercise. I must figure out what... Continue Reading →
Did you know that the human heart can only hold so much suffering? I'm no doctor, and I can't prove this, but I believe one could choose to die of a broken heart. Choose to stop beating with the tempo of grief. Choose to stop pulsating the radiating pain. Still, as much as I firmly... Continue Reading →
Father God, Sometimes...many times...my list of prayers for friends and family is overwhelming in its length and breadth. Still, You know. You hear. You answer before the request is even made. You make intercession for us. And, I am so grateful. So humbled. So ashamed of my own weakness and selfishness. So consumed by my... Continue Reading →
All too often I wake up with the weight of the day's tasks burdening my all-too-sleepy heart and body. I can become overwhelmed simply considering the needs of my nearly 100 students. I become even more overwhelmed when you add their families, my family, my coworkers and their families to my plate. Then, I turn... Continue Reading →
As a generation, we are not introspective - self-centered, yes, but not philosophically questioning. Somewhere in the glitz and the glam of social media, we've forgotten to evaluate who we are at the core of our God-created beings, but rather gotten very skilled at the art of broadcasting the pieces of ourselves that measure up,... Continue Reading →
"Biblical passion is a mysterious mixture of humility, supernatural hunger, and faith. I pursue because I have been pursued. Lethargy must not be found in me. And if the average Christian life around me falls short of the biblical standard, I must pursue against the grain. If people are not being healed, I will not... Continue Reading →
Charlie Brown's Christmas' "O Tannenbaum" serenades my efforts to celebrate all that is precious, good, and . . . alive. Very alive. A frothy espresso rewards my nearly all-day cleaning and decorating efforts. Laundry done. Sheets and towels washed. Every inch of bathroom and bedroom cleaned and dusted. Christmas decorations dug out of storage and... Continue Reading →
Heavenly Father, You who crafted the delicate flower bud and spun the carpets of the skies. You who laid out the minutes of our days and planned the purposes of our hearts. We thank you. For the beauty. For the disorder. For the pain that draws us closer to you. For the sorrow that calls... Continue Reading →
How does one continue to give thanks when the blood flows red? How does one rejoice in all things when those "things" involve loss of life? I will never know whether or not I'm having an early miscarriage or just a heavy flow...I would tend to think the former. However, technically I'm not sure when... Continue Reading →
