Unbreakable.

Do Not Mistake “Mom” with “Maid”.

We do it to ourselves. Or at the very least, we allow the world to do it TO us. It’s Mother’s Day. A day to honor Mothers … of all manners of styles and status. And yet we tend to feel the worst on this day. In fact, we’ve come to expect that we will. The expectations of the day always seem to fall short of what others say we “deserve”, of what we secretly feel we MUST deserve … and our hearts…

Love Anyway …

“People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway.

If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway.

The biggest men and…

Messy Friendship (it’s worth it)

As I peruse the plethora of New Year’s Resolutions and January 2nd posts that pepper my social media pages, I’ve noticed that aside from weight loss, exercise, organization, and money management – many “changes” circle the ever-pressing theme of “Friendship”. Whether it’s a handful, or a hundred – we all want to keep the quality, and cut the … err … not quality. I find myself in the same boat.…

There is so much about 2017 that has been PIVOTAL – I started grad school … Jonah started high school … Evangeline started kindergarten … Sean became the MIRACLE WORKER that seamlessly keeps this insane ship sailing, while also being a godly leader to an entire congregation of people (I honestly can’t figure out HOW he does it, SO well, ALL the time. God of course … but GOODNESS his reliance on…

I Shall Do Valiantly

If I’m being honest, most days, the unrelenting loop playing ’round and ’round my mind is: “Ya BASIC” (complete with side-snap, and neck roll). OUCH. Truth. I am so average, it hurts. I’m willing to admit that I’m more than “ok” at nearly EVERYTHING I put my hands to … and so far in my 37 years of life, that uncanny ability has been responsible for convincing myself (and others) that I am capable…

I Shall Do Valiantly

If I’m being honest, most days, the unrelenting loop playing ’round and ’round my mind is: “Ya BASIC” (complete with side-snap, and neck roll). OUCH. Truth. I am so average, it hurts. I’m willing to admit that I’m more than “ok” at nearly EVERYTHING I put my hands to … and so far in my 37 years of life, that uncanny ability has been responsible for convincing myself (and others) that I am capable…

Welcome to a place of Messy Grace

I LIVE because of Grace. I LOVE because of Grace. To give or to receive – Grace is a messy affair. Welcome to a place of Messy Grace …on “L.O.V.E” I am honestly striving to love, and love WELL. The problem is, I am a complete disaster. I have the best of intentions as I begin my determined day at 7AM … and by 7:05AM, I’m already feeling all those pesky human “feels” welling up in my throat…