This past Fall, I was introduced to a gem of a book that was particularly timely for me to read. It’s a book that needs to be digested slowly; its meat is easily lost on me if I don’t sit... Read more →

Despite the lengthy catching up I need to do that has been hanging over me all year, I want to try and dust off the rust accumulating on these fingers and stretch the creative muscles in my brain that, as... Read more →

It's July 31st. Our July didn't have any 'Make it Mondays' or 'Thankful Thursdays'. It was a free-for-all month. And on July 24th, I hit a summer wall. It's a thick, tall, unshakeable wall of brick, it feels like. It's... Read more →

This past Friday I joined The Gypsy Mama in her wonderful 'Five Minute Friday' series that encourages writers to write "without worrying about getting it right". We set the timer for five minutes and write freely without editing or over-thinking.... Read more →

This Friday will mark ten years. Ten years since I walked down the aisle towards the man who still makes me laugh till I can’t breath. It makes me feel old, that’s for sure. But we’ll overlook that teensy detail... Read more →

Six weeks ago our family dedicated Kensington, and as I wrote, each of us prayed about a specific virtue, character trait for her that would be manifested throughout her life. I thought I’d share what I wrote for her. Dearest... Read more →

One of the most valuable things my parents did for me growing up was talk to me about sex. Whoa. What did I say? Yes. They talked to me regularly about sex. They miraculously somehow didn’t feel awkward about it,... Read more →

Kensington Jane is one dearly loved little girl. Eleven of us gathered around her last weekend. Her Papa and Nana arrived from Virginia. Her Aunt Julie and Uncle Mac from Washington D.C. Popsie flew in from Florida. Mees drove from... Read more →

When the day’s plans fall to the wayside and I roam lost not knowing what to do with my children. I need Thee, oh, I need Thee; Every hour I need Thee On the days when I wake up ready... Read more →

Whenever there is a moment for me to reflect on God’s faithfulness in my life, there are countless ways I can see how He’s wonderfully and purposefully interwoven details together that I could never have pieced together on my own.... Read more →