Sometimes we need reminded that every part of our life is an important piece in building our legacy. Where the smallest pieces have the ability to create the largest impact. And the greatest sacrifices yield profound and lasting echoes of a life lived well. For as long as I can remember, the theme of building a legacy has resided in the forefront of my life. It's driven my choices and shaped my convictions. It's kept me centered through motherhood when so much felt unbalanced and unpredictable. When momentary happiness and the easier road looked more appealing than contentment and committment. It's forged tenacity and strength and selflessness in the midst of circumstances jagged enough to slice through every hope and dream. When walking away in search of something better was Continue Reading
When Our Children’s Brave is Bigger Than Our Own
I remember like it was yesterday. When the biggest brave his 6-year-old frame had to climb was to walk up to the counter and ask for a drink refill. And I remember the toothless grin spanning cheek to cheek and the puffed-up chest and the spring in his step at the first taste of brave. When the second cup of soda tasted so much better than the first. Because it cost something more than money. It cost the price of digging deep; even deeper than all his backyard attempts to dig to China. Always more than the sum of all we possess. And each new brave more costly than the last. We are meant for more than just tasting brave. We are meant to gulp it and swallow a mouthful and feel the veins rush deep. Until the excitement erupts from our very core, screaming of the Continue Reading