Tag Archives: Motherhood

When the path ahead isn’t clear

Yesterday, I had conversations with two young men. The first is an adopted spiritual son who is seeking hard after God.  He has questions about the right path, the right calling, the right decision.   We talk about life and choices and the road less traveled.  We discuss relationships and consequences and how God will let [...]
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A Different Kind of Circle of Life

Life is full of longing. Longing to grow up. Longing to stay little. Longing to be done with school. Longing to be loved. Longing for home. Longing for babies. Longing for a good night’s sleep. Longing for freedom. Longing to get them in school. Longing to get them out of school. Longing to see them [...]
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You don’t have to be a better mommy

I sat in our kitchen with my head in my hands. Tears streamed down my face as my patient husband listened to my ramblings. I lamented the cluttered counters, the sink of dirty dishes, the piles of laundry, and the list of more important things still undone. I thought about my responsibilities at church: the [...]
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Mom Needs Help

As a pastor’s wife, mom to 3, and full time network engineer there’s too much to do and not enough time to do it. It’s easy for me believe that I have to get it all done. The truth is, I don’t. There are times when I need help. For example, when I was pregnant [...]
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Manic Mondays: Sometimes you need to laugh

Please, laugh with me.
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