Encourage
Give Him to Me
A lifetime ago…or maybe just a childhood ago….I stood over an isolate in the NICU staring at a wrinkly smushed little creature with a purplish bruised head. He was hooked up to wires and tubes as the machines around him hummed and beeped and I put my carefully washed...
read moreA Wrestling Match
You know how sometimes God puts a book in your hands that PERFECTLY speaks to you and the place you're living in at that exact moment? Yeah. That. I've been reading this book called Daring to Hope by Katie Davis Majors that's doing just that for me. In it, the author...
read moreVulnerability
My 17 year old son says that the movie, The Greatest Showman, has changed his life. He has seen it three times. I've been only once, but it does have a profound effect on any age. (If you didn't see the movie) The movie is based on the life of PT Barnum, his...
read moreWe’ll Take a Cup of Kindness Yet…
Just a few more days. Just a few more days and the year we waited for with such feverish anticipation at this time last year...will be over. Soon we will say good-bye to our 365-day-chance of new beginning, second chances and fresh starts and replace it with hopes of...
read moreWhat He Promises
As someone who has struggled in the past with too much worrying, I resolved this year to try to fight it. My devotionals and scripture emphasize over and over that worry steals our peace, our enjoyment of the present, and steals our time with God. I knew if I could...
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Friday Night Lights in Joplin from the 80’s to Now
I love Joplin. I just do. We went to the high school football game this evening, and the stadium was sprinkled with people that will put a smile on your face. The weather was gorgeous and the aroma of the concession stand was nostalgic. I looked down into the...
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Big Waves Little Waves…
Once, a long time ago and in a galaxy far far away, I wrote a post about trying to keep your footing when the monster waves of life slam into you. I vaguely remember the analogy I used: how at some point in my life I learned that if a big wave knocks you under water...
read moreNew (School) Year’s Resolutions
This is a great post by Crystal Hoskins! You can find her on Instagram @ Savvy Girlfriend. As school is begins, anyone else hear “It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” playing in their heads? I mean, I love my kids as much as the next lady, but this mama needs...
read moreSummer: Give me S’more
School is about to start again, and I'm trying my best to wring some "summer" out of these last August days before we step onto the treadmill of school routines, evening sports and nonstop activity. But the last week or so has been very un-summery. It's cloudy and...
read moreMy Year of Release: De-Cluttering The “Invisible” Junk
Summer! A time when our family schedule moves a little slower, and I can work on projects that get lost during the rush of the school year, when my schedule is totally dictated by kids’ sports and dance and school commitments. You might remember, I quit the New...
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