I’m struggling.
I’ve woken up and wiped the sleep from my eyes.  I hear whir and a whoosh, and tilt my head to look around me at my surroundings.  Another whooooosh!  Something tickles my ear and I reach up, running my hands along something new and unfamiliar.  As I explore the thick strands of something unknown [...]

I need to clear the clutter - in my home, my brain, and my schedule.
My personality is one that likes to do many things and likes to be helpful - but the downside is that sometimes I fill my schedule with meaningless but busy things and sometimes I just clutter my life without really doing [...]

A few things that make me (temporarily) happy:
fuzzy/super soft socks - I also have two blankets made out of this type of material and they are my FAVORITES.  They are what I run to when I feel my worst (or cold).
fat cute floral bird clips - they’re in the floral arrangement area at Michaels and [...]

Finding a new apartment seemed exciting at first.  Thoughts of pristine, cute apartments in cozy little areas floated through my head.  Reality, however was much much different.  Water damaged walls, high rent, crazy landlords, crazy potential neighbors (read: that’s not potential crazy, they were clearly scary), chain-link fences in a part of town to keep [...]

I resigned a couple of weeks ago, just so sure that God was going to let me have the next several months full of peace and time with Him and my family.
Silly me.  Apparently, I AM supposed to slow down, but He’s got more in plan for me FIRST.
The past few days have been a [...]

God is really rocking my world.  He’s molding me, and I’m grateful (although that doesn’t always mean it’s fun.)
Wednesday, I resigned from my out-of-the-home job.  It was a difficult thing to do, but it was the right thing to do.  I adore the people there, I adore the ministry, I adored what I did — [...]

(Aurora and Lala started out both as oompa loompas for Halloween…but then the baby started pulling her costume apart and the chicken costume we borrowed got too hot SO baby Aurora went as a hershey bar in a little brown jumpsuit that says “100% sweet”.  Lorelei won 1st prize in the costume contest for ages [...]

I pace through the house, hugging my sweet Rora tight.  Tears streaming down my cheeks, my lips pursed affording no sound to come out.  My throat makes a gulping noise as I suppress the violent sobs that shake me, threatening to come out.  I hug her closer to my chest, my head pulsing, trying to [...]

Several months ago, my husband lost his job.  Besides a few freak-outs, we took it in stride - knowing and believing that God had something in His plans for us.  Something just for us.  We’ve been through our share of difficult times, but this one…well, with this one, we felt at peace.
My husband still does [...]

FOR TODAY…
Outside my window…It looks like a beautiful day.  To be honest, it’s 4:45 pm and I’m just now able to sit down and rest long enough to look outside.
I am thinking…I am so glad this day is almost over.  2 sick kids plus a not so well mommy with a massive headache plus homeschooling [...]