Sometimes life is hard. Pain comes. Grief, betrayal, suffering, and sickness are all a part of living in today's world. Sometimes putting on a brave face and moving forward is the last thing that we want to do. When my boys were young, I left my job at a Fortune 2 company to stay home with them. I left a high paid consultancy, my suits, stimulating adult conversations and corporate lunches behind for diaper changes, snotty noses, endless food prep, and messes. Transitioning from full-time employment outside of the house to being home full-time with babies and toddlers is hard. And because I am a glutton for punishment, shortly after returning home, I decided to homeschool my boys. In the best of circumstances, homeschooling is hard. Flash forward, and I had three boys: one in Continue Reading
Reclaiming the Message We Were Always Meant to Embrace
How long since you’ve lived life unplanned? Do you find yourself bogged down in self-sufficiency, driven by fear and the need to control? When was the last time you allowed yourself the joy of embracing a single moment, with expectation and excitement? What if the one message your heart needs to hear could bring renewal today? The kind of renewal that infuses life into all of our topsy-turvy, unpredictable days and leaves us breathless to the wonder of such grace...that's the message I need today, and I'm guessing you do too. Because like you, my heart is in desperate need of hope, and I long to sit on my Father's lap and let him remind me of the life He has created for me to live. I yearn to hear Him tell me it's Ok to let go, that He's got this, and He's got me. That's Continue Reading
7 Sweet Reminders for How to Forgive
Can I be honest with you? I’m not that great at knowing how to forgive! It's just not very easy sometimes, when all the pain and hurt wells up inside and spills over all ugly. When we come face to face with the shame and regret and anger, and it flows straight from our heart and out of our mouth with the force of a spewing geyser. And then it’s too late. It’s too late to take it all back and tuck it away nicely and pretend it never happened. Because the debris of what's left behind from our suffering now lies is someone else's life. And the regret hangs heavy . We find ourselves thrust into the dark space of unresolved and unintended. Too many triggers to be covered in compassion. Too many offenses to bow in the presence of mercy. a broken heart~ a betrayal of Continue Reading
We are Made to Brave Rejection {Made For Brave Sisterhood}
Almost 20 years ago, when my brother and sister-in-law told me they decided to name their daughter Sarah, I wasn’t happy. Fighting back the tears, my voice cracked as I tried to answer their bewilderment. My heart went into a panic and disrupted the explanation that tried to exit my mouth. I was far from clear. How could anyone understand that I had been hurt—dreadfully hurt—by girls named Sarah all growing up? The Seed of Rejection It started when I was about four years old. I skipped up to the popular girl’s house a few doors down. No wonder it was quiet in the neighborhood; all the kids were over at Sarah's house. I wanted to join them. Even at that young age, I felt the pull of wanting to be accepted. I slowly approached the little kids standing in her driveway. They Continue Reading