Aug 17, 2020 | faith, inspiration, Teens, Tracking God, Uncategorized
I have been homeschooling for 19 years. 19 years. (dramatic pause for affect!) It’s something I committed to and have thoroughly enjoyed. Earlier this year, after MUCH prayer and asking God for direction, Eddie and I made the decision to put our youngest child,...
May 19, 2020 | Emotional Clutter, inspiration, Mental Health, Mindset
Olivia! Come and help me! Hurry! She laughed at my ridiculousness yet again, but graciously came down the stairs, ready to rescue me. From what… you might ask… A lizard! It’s been going on for about a month now— I open the front door. A lizard, nestled between...
Aug 9, 2018 | faith, inspiration, Relationship Clutter, Teens, Uncategorized, Young Adults
HOW do you release your young adult kids to grow up into the people God designed them to be? HOW do you allow them to launch without controlling their every move? Is it just me and my anxiety-driven, Enneagram 6- catastrophizing mindset that is struggling with this?...
Jul 24, 2017 | faith, inspiration
Olivia began shuffling her feet, rounding her shoulders and looking down as we approached the classroom. My happy-go-lucky-can-make-friends-anywhere girl was not up for the challenge. She has been struggling with a recent transition in her life where she has to...
Feb 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
Psalm 46:1-2 “God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall…” Well… The earth is giving way and the mountain is beginning to fall on our property....