Category: faith
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waiting for Cooper: our on-time God
About a week before Cooper was born, something caught my eye from my typical daytime TV lineup. I work from home, and so I keep the TV on for background noise while the girls are in daycare. As a mom, it’s hard for me to focus when a house is too quiet. As I worked,…
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i am not brave
I am not brave, not by myself. I didn’t choose this. I do this because I have to. There is so much I don’t know, but I do know that everything always works for good. His good is not in earthly terms. I know impossible things happen. I also know impossible good doesn’t always…
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when words fail
It is June, somehow. I feel like I am poking my head out of a warped cavity of time, realizing what has passed by. Enough emotions to fill years, since Easter of 2019, my world has been shifting sharply. A surprise pregnancy in February left me open and vulnerable in a way I had not…
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unexpected grace
Have you ever been given grace, but you weren’t expecting it? I have. Allow me to explain. It was a warm September evening this past fall. I was doing too many things at once. I had taken on a kitchen project: putting up a backsplash. On a trip to Home Depot early that week for…
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guard your heart
My favorite part of the day is the early morning. As much as I can, I try to get up before the rest of my family. I usually like to get in a run, I’m crazy like that. Sometimes I make coffee, sometimes I read, sometimes I shower, sometimes I just sit. I relish the…
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tiny shoes to fill
It was the summer of 2013, and the mood in our apartment was light and celebratory. My first pregnancy had made it to 14 weeks, and Jon and I were certain we were “in the clear.” In an attempt to shield our family and friends from any pain a miscarriage would bring, we hadn’t yet…
my western nest 