To me, these days are small, imperfect kind of days. They are unseen, and hidden filled with mostly super ordinary moments. My kids and I wake up and typically do the same routine day after day. They get up, I make them breakfast, then usually try to get everyone ready for the day over […]

I’m sitting out on the deck watching the boys run and play in the backyard. “Now is the perfect opportunity to bring my laptop out here and work” I think to myself. Beau is laughing as Leland chases him with his toy lawnmower. I hear a small voice say “watch them play…..just watch them play.” […]

Yes- this is a diaper bag! Can you believe it? Either can I. It is more like a purse/diaper bag and I LOVE it! I use a purse most days but I also use a diaper bag and I also use a camera bag. With this Lily Jade bag, I think I can use it […]

“What you’re doing right now might seem small. Little mouths to feed. Little squabbles to referee. Little house to clean. But God multiplies your efforts. Your small tasks point to a very big God if you are determined to do it all for His glory. Just as our definitions of blessing and burden have gotten […]

Every now and then I’ll catch myself saying “Oh, Ill be able to do such and such when the kids are older” or “I’ll be able to pursue and chase that ambition after the kids grow up some.” As if I’m anticipating the “better” and the best is yet to come. But lately when I’ve […]