HOW TO BE BATTLE READY Four years ago I walked into the Embassy Suites in Charlotte, NC. It was my very first writer’s conference and I was completely 100% out of my league. Fan struck, I looked around at familiar faces. They were only familiar because I read their words and followed them on social media. The moment I checked into my room, I felt the immediate imposter syndrome settle inside my heart.. Throughout the conference, I definitely felt like…
The other day I had a small little victory. My oldest daughter, who is five years old, spilled her milk at the table. It was an accident, but when she did it, she was trying to fight with her younger brother. He was bothering her at the breakfast table and she thought she would just push his highchair away from the table. Instead, her milk spilled all over her, the chair, and the floor. Immediately I could feel the frustration…
The test of the life of a saint is not success, but faithfulness in human life as it actually is. Oct. 21 When our duties weigh us down, we are tempted to run and hide. Or run away. We dream of the next vacation, but every vacation ends. Our life is not lived like that….our life is lived in teh valley. The valley of habits, routines, and regular bouts with drudgery. How do we avoid drudgery in life? We don’t. Drudgery…
When Motherhood Leaves Me Empty As we left the kids with my parents and in-laws (we now have to divide them up since we have five kids), I felt a sense of relief, like a burden was lifted off of my shoulders. My husband and I were going out of town without the kids. Freedom. We both giggled like newly weds as we drove off. We spent our vacation sleeping in each morning, relaxing by the pool, and talking with…