Follow me down this rabbit hole will you? I just had this thought in my kitchen and ran to my computer with my coffee cup throwing up a quick prayer that Frozen holds the toddlers long enough for me to get this out as I feel it being laid out for me. I was praying… Continue reading Email or text
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A letter to myself
What would you tell yourself if you could go back to your youth- I would go back to 15 year old me and tell her these truths....although I am super grateful for where the journey brought me and the people it placed in my life The greatest thing you are learning is to work hard,… Continue reading A letter to myself
Picture day
Expectations and perception....two things I have been hyper aware of lately. What are my expectations of a situation, and how is it perceived, because let's be real no matter what the reality is, it is perception that matters. I stepped into several situations lately where my perception has gravely impacted my reaction and in post… Continue reading Picture day
6 years episode 2
His response 6 years ago... In what way is your fiancé special? The first time I met Katie was at Disciple Now. I came in late after pitching the best game I ever had, I was on a high from it and then excited about Disciple Now. I was sitting on the backrow and I see this long blonde… Continue reading 6 years episode 2
6 years ago episode 1
6 years ago today we said I do, and tonight we read the questions we answered about one another out loud after spending the whole day in comfy clothes with our kids watching the rain fall. In what way is your fiancé special? He is the most amazingly compassionate heart felt person I… Continue reading 6 years ago episode 1
October
I had a pretty cool moment yesterday- I admit prob my favorite thing about babies is having one fall asleep in your arms, I have been working really hard for this specific little babe to love me as much as I love her, but she is pretty stubborn. I wonder if that is how God… Continue reading October
Saturday in Iowa
Ok, it is 4 am…I am away from my children, it is quiet, it is dark, and spent 12 hours in the car today, and I am wide awake pondering the meaning of transparency. Why am I not sleeping?? This is like dreams for mom’s all over the world?? God, could you just shut my… Continue reading Saturday in Iowa
Brave Beyond
I am standing witness to a horrible car crash, thats what it feels like, watching my friend speed head on into a collision and being so unsure if she will come out on the other side. I stand, I watch, I pray, but the reality of it is, every aspect of the incident is out… Continue reading Brave Beyond
quiet time
Something dawned on me just now, I sit down every day during nap time in my bed- getting three small children to nap at the same time but when the stars align I usually have about 2 hours for myself. Sometimes that means I nap, sometimes I have to hold a baby, but most of… Continue reading quiet time
Laugh or Cry
A is a beacon of common sense and problem solving- much like her momma- but also like her momma her solutions are not always the most sensible option. She doesn't like to ask for assistance (again no idea where she got that ) so her solutions are most often the ones that require no help… Continue reading Laugh or Cry
