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The Loudest Whisper

I have spent a great deal of time in my life around children. As first a babysitter, then a teacher, mom and children’s ministry director, I have been in rooms full of those precious gifts. One thing that is guaranteed in that environment is noise, consistent noise. One child may be able to be quiet …

A Hallmark Moment

I am a girl who loves me a good Hallmark Channel movie. You know the kind, the predictable but romantic, full of hope, happily ever after ones. Yes, I know that the plot of each of the movies is pretty much the same. The girl thinks she has the “perfect” guy, but right before the …

A Relatable Life

Did you read this “Relatable Post” and say “I can totally relate.” I did. If you’re like me you enjoy when someone “can relate” to something you are experiencing even if it is just implied. Yesterday, I was at my physical therapy appointment and my therapist was telling me that over Christmas it was her …

Bowing at Bethlehem

This past year has certainly been a time where life has forced me to my knees often. I have developed an unexpected illness which made it necessary to leave my job and am now living with chronic pain. Thankfully, because of the wonderful heritage of strong faith in the Lord I received from my parents …

A Visit from Jesus

Twas the week before Christmas, when all through my house, I longed for a stirring, if even a mouse No reason to hang any stockings this year, No hope that my children would soon be here. Those children were snuggled now in beds of their own, The time I had with them seems to have …

A ‘Chronic’le of Life

Recently I realized that all my new diagnosis’s from doctors include the same word, “chronic”; chronic migraine, chronic fatigue, chronic myofascial pain syndrome. While I have had migraines and fatigue and muscle pain on and off my whole life now for some reason, like advancing to the next level in a video game, they have …

Loving the Mess

Today is the day after Easter. My kids have all gone home. The house is clean but empty. This brings tears to my eyes. No matter how much clutter and mess having my children home brings I will still hold that my house needs my children. As I was reflecting on this I opened the …