It’s only forty days long … a simple forty days … just as long as Jesus was alone in the desert … but in these forty days, a simple gesture of giving one’s self up in an thought-provoking way to honor a Glorious King … “What would you like to give up to […]
I’m thankful I said no … to rushing about and being overbooked for our family this season. I’m thankful I said no to committing myself and my energy to programs that would’ve taken my time away from my family. I’m thankful I said no … because in this moment, there is enough time to hold […]
A friend knocked at my door today and, with a worried tone in her voice, ask me if I was okay. Oh yes, everything’s great – except poor sick, under-the-weather babies – but yes, everything’s fine!, I said as I opened the door and gestured her inside. Why do you ask? She explained – […]
They are taped to the dresser. Hidden in their Valentine’s envelopes. Piled beside their pillow on their bedside table. And pinned to the high chair. Hand written love notes … every note saying why each daughter is loved and cherished by God and our family … leading up to Valentine’s Day … words of […]
It’s been the week of a sickness that just lingers and lingers. We cannot seem to shake it. There has been a lot of sleeping and holding and crying and coughing [and some other not so pretty symptoms]. The little ones are not easily settled. I’ve just laid baby Leia’s warm body back into her […]
