It's time for another post in the Build 'Em Up series with Kelly, Erin, and Courtney. This week the topic is, The Joy of Playing With Your Kids. I love this topic and I am looking forward to gathering encouragement from each of your posts, too. When I was pregnant with Braylen, I had visions of tea parties and baby dolls. When she was born and I watched her tiny body sleeping soundly through the day, I was simultaneously struck with a conflicting need for her to remain this small forever and for her to quickly get to a point of interaction with me. Slowly, day-by-day, I watched as she went from a sleepy newborn to a baby who put everything in her mouth to a toddler with an … [Read more...]
grace for everyone else, especially her
I've read books and blog posts and articles about grace for women, grace for mothers, grace for wives. I understand their place, I do. As women in various roles and seasons of our life, we all need grace. When the things on our to-do list actually require more hours than a day can accommodate, we need grace. When we allow comparisons to rob us of our joys and leave us feeling defeated, we need grace. When the person on the outside, the reflection staring back at us when we look in the mirror, doesn't accurately reflect the person we are on the inside, we need grace. The truth is, we need grace on a daily basis. As I thought about the grace we freely accept, I couldn't help but wonder, … [Read more...]
build ’em up- bringing faith to life
I am so excited to join Kelly, Erin and Courtney this morning to bring you Build 'Em Up. Today we are talking about Bringing Faith To Life. I remember looking at Braylen, before her weight was even registering a double-digit reading on the scale, and feeling an overwhelming sense of responbility. I remember the emotions washing over me like a flood, and I almost felt the need to say, wait, I'm not quite ready. When I talk about responsibility, I don't mean the changes that it would bring to our social life or my sleep. When I talk about responsibility, I mean the responsibility of raising a child, of teaching her to be kind, to have a good heart, to love … [Read more...]