Have you ever thought of your heart as a garden?  God showed me this connection several years ago. Getting My Hands Dirty We bought the house we live in now about 12 years ago.  We have since done some major renovations, but before that, I had a smaller garden area in the back of the […]

{This post contain affiliate links and if you choose to purchase, I will make a commission.  Please visit the disclosure policy for more details.} The shrill cry of the alarm clock pierced through my dream and I awoke startled, not ready to get out of bed and be an adult. I stumbled to the kitchen, […]

To the Hopeless & the Hurting, Right now, all seems lost and all seems grim. The disease, the bankruptcy, the affair, the death, the circumstance; it seems too much for one person to bear alone and you wonder how you’ll press on. Broken and full of hurt, you wonder, where is God in all of […]

Looking out my window, I see that spring has arrived.  I love watching new plants emerge from the soil and old favorites bloom after a season of dormancy. Soon those fledgling plants will grow tall and strong, with a sturdy stem and deep, hearty roots. With a little TLC, these plants can thrive, produce flowers, […]

Will you please stay with me? I have lived much of my life alone. I have been left behind more times than I can count. I am scared that you will leave me too. Have you ever felt this way? I know I have. Many times! We were created to live in relationship; with our […]

Rush, rush, and hurry, hurry; those are the sounds of the modern family. Long gone are the days where the family is first and an obvious priority in a busy and fast-paced world.   As a family with young children, I see the writing on the wall and what is expected as the kids grow older. […]

Last week I shared What Wives Wished Their Husband’s Knew and it was refreshing to have women open up about their needs.  I love when you share your hearts with me! {View that post here}. Ladies, now it’s your turn to find out what your husband needs from YOU! That’s right.   Today’s post is […]

It was the end of a long day. Through toddler tantrums, potty training, and a bowl full of dinner thrown on the floor, and Hubs and I both had tempers that were shorter than usual.   We fumbled through bath time with feelings of irritability brewing, and had just managed to wrestle a streaking Bubs […]

Does your soul feel exhausted and you’re in desperate need of true rest from God? Discover how these Bible verses for the worn out woman can renew your weary spirit in the presence of the Lord. Are you a worn out woman? Some days being a woman closely resembles a juggling act at the circus. […]

There are seasons in every mom’s journey through motherhood that are filled with frustration, tears, and those weary days that threaten to crush our spirits. Sometimes it’s a child’s behavior and we struggle to manage our out-of-control offspring. Sometimes it’s learning a child is struggling in school and wondering about the future. Sometimes it’s the […]

There’s a misconception flitting around the motherhood community. Hide your flaws, be perfect, act like it you can do it all; lest another judge and scorn you from her high horse. Well, the perfection expectation ends here. I, for one, am a lover of reality. I embrace every aspect of motherhood, including those moments where […]