Tag: joy
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the 3 lies of multitasking
Because doing it all doesn’t make me supermom, it just makes me super tired.
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spring cleaning for your soul
I’ve got springtime on the mind. It looks like we may make it out of Daylight Savings alive. I am yearning for the first forsythia buds to peek through. I can’t resist the freshness of melting snow. With springtime comes newness; it also provides an annual reminder to clean and declutter my life. Just typing…
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to all the parents who had a tough morning
To the mama who was late today: I see you. The mama who planned to eat a hot breakfast, but got side-tracked and surrendered to another chalky bar bound together by fiber and protein. The mama who packed the lunches they won’t eat, made the coffee she won’t finish, carefully selected the outfits destine for…
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i’m thankful for you
One chaotic Saturday, amidst lunchtime cartoons with macaroni and cheese, my toddler was soggy and drowsy from swim class. I, on the other hand, was bustling around at a breakneck pace, preparing for a party we were hosting later in the evening. You can never have enough food; that is, until you are the one…
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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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seeking to bloom
Life now feels simple most days, but this hasn’t always been the case. In this, it’s easy for me to recognize that we currently in a time of abundance. We love our home, our little family is healthy and strong, we have more than we need to live well, and our marriage is solid. This…
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i know i will miss this
So much of what I thought about being a mom before I was a mom turned out to be false. For example, before I had kids, I didn’t know a particular cliché would stir up so much confusion and doubt for me. In fact, I thought it would be easy to graciously accept this reminder,…
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on your first Christmas
It’s your first Christmas, and I’m pretty sure you don’t get it. You slept in today, thank you for that. As we brought you downstairs in your candy-stripe pajamas, I know we were acting weird. We showed you stuff wrapped in shiny paper, and after a week of deterring you, we finally let you rip…
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what i’ve been training for
Today is Boston, as they say. I love being able to wake up, turn on the TV, and watch all the runners that have been training months, years, even their whole lives, for a race that is less than 20 miles from my house. I remember watching the Boston Marathon last year, as well. It was…
my western nest 