You are missed…

Almost 2 weeks have passed since I wrote here last. You might have thought I was all caught up in my hammock, relaxing and unwilling to leave the comforts of that easy swinging life….How I wish that was true instead of my reality. My reality is… I came down with some awful virus which wiped me … Continue reading →

Our Sweet Spot of Rhythm…God’s Love and Peace

For the last month, I’ve moved from one event to the next… telling myself, “Just get through Mother’s Day.” We went from Easter to in(RL), from in(RL) to Mom’s Night Out and then slid into Mother’s Day with everything biting at my heels in between. After sharing at our church on Mother’s Day, we headed … Continue reading →

Having our own Mom’s Night Out

This weekend, the movie “Mom’s Night Out” was released. Some girlfriends and I took up the whole idea of having our own Mom’s Night Out! There was going to be dinner together…but then…there wasn’t. And we were planning to treat ourselves with ice cream…but then…we couldn’t. You would have thought we were part of the … Continue reading →

Sleep Gratification – #Five-Minute-Friday

Linking up with Lisa-Jo and my friends at 5-Minute-Friday where we get together and write about one word. No real editing or overthinking…just write. The word for today, sorta of like the letter of the day in kindergarten, is GRATEFUL. GO I was hanging out with the #FMFparty  on Twitter last night and had full … Continue reading →

When Mother’s Day Is Hard

I watch them swing in unison…my two youngest. They challenge each other to swing higher and jump farther. His head swings back in delight and giggles come up from his belly. I watch with pure joy as my thoughts go to earlier days when my own swing set with the leg-burning metal slide sat in my backyard.  Our … Continue reading →

It’s a beautiful mess…

On Friday’s, we meet up with Lisa-Jo Baker and write for 5 minutes.  No real editing, over-thinking or over-doing.  We just share together in this wonderful mess.  And that’s the prompt for this week. MESS.  Join us if you’d like at Five-Minute-Friday GO It’s a beautiful mess, this life of grace. I’m so over trying to … Continue reading →

My story of failing…and I’m okay with it.

This past weekend, we hosted the (in)RL conference at our church.  It was a weekend of amazing stories in the messy and the beautiful, intermingled with grace. I sat with close friends along with new friends.  We listened to women broken and wounded, yet redeemed and grace-filled — women with stories of community.  My heart swelled with … Continue reading →