I woke up with a bit of a heavy heart today. I didn’t feel it though until after I had already dropped off Elysse at my parent’s place and Celeste at school. I felt the heaviness as I drove out of the parking lot of Celeste’s school and because I knew what was coming I… Continue reading If not Jesus, what then?
I am terribly afraid of heights, to the point that I have a tough time standing close to the rail on the second level of our local mall and looking straight down without feeling a bit of anxiety and flip flops in my stomach. Since becoming a mom I have gained some incredible courage that… Continue reading Perfect love casts out fear
This past weekend was nothing short of amazing. I stretched myself out of my comfort zone in so many ways and that left the door of my life and heart wide open for God to design some astounding experiences for me. It was a wonderful time of connecting with others and as my friend so eloquently said “to… Continue reading Nothing good grows in comfort zones
My heart and mind have been a little overwhelmed this past week. Feelings of inadequacy, worry, and too much focus on the past and what can’t be undone. I realized I’ve been real hard on myself and a memory came to mind. I was walking our dog with our 2 year old, she was running… Continue reading We all need to celebrate the victories
It’s 3:30am when I hear “mami!” from the baby monitor and I know it’s Elysse. It’s mostly always Elysse. As I stumble to the girls bedroom and as I try to soothe her to sleep she tells me “mami, popo” (yes, poopoo). Which stuns me a little because, well, the last time my little one… Continue reading What do toddlers do at 4am?
There are some days that the exhaustion I feel enveloping my entire body is more than I can handle. I feel anxiety rising from my belly to my throat and it’s as if a hard canon ball is just sitting there in my throat, stuck with no way of getting out, and I feel I… Continue reading The keeper of my thoughts
I read somewhere that young children tend to open up and share most when they are chatting while riding in the back seat or during bath time. True or not, I have to say I’ve heard some absolutely awesome thoughts from my daughter in both scenarios. Yesterday our oldest was telling me all about her… Continue reading Back seat talk
Dear God, please fast forward time and let bed time be now. Work is usually my escape time from the chaos that is sometimes parenthood, motherhood, etc. Except today I spent FOUR hours trying to process payroll. Because our new payroll company decided it would be a good idea to leave input of our first… Continue reading When the toilet overflows
I am so thankful for the friendships I’ve developed over the years. God has introduced some truly amazing and inspiring people into my life. Women that have become solid friends and beacons of encouragement and strength for me. Tonight I had the lovely pleasure of getting to see some friends from my old job, the… Continue reading The friends in my life
I’m not going to lie, I’m equal amounts super excited and super nervous about tomorrow. There are moments when the thought of what awaits tomorrow comes to mind and I feel totally confident and at ease, I don’t even think twice about it. Then there are moments when I get too much in my head… Continue reading I set the bar
Purse Meets Diaper Bag 