It came out of the blue recently and slipped into my life like an unwelcome guest.  It engulfed me with fear of the future, fed me lies about my children’s behavior and paralyzed my fingers from sharing my heart with the world. The culprit? Anxiety.

` Happy weekend, ya’ll! Here in the South we are enjoying cooler than usual temperatures, which has me thinking about all things pumpkin!!! Mmmmmm…….  I hope that wherever you are in whatever temperatures you are experiencing, you have been touched by God’s love this week and know He always walks by your side! Week in […]

My dear friends, it’s confession time. This may sound shallow and more than a little naive, but I loathe listening to the news because it depresses me. Seriously.  I hate the violence, the tragedy, the harsh reality that so many around the globe endure on a daily basis. Meanwhile, I am comfortable in my bubble […]

Hello weekend, when did you arrive?  I don’t know about your week, but mine was INSANE!  I started back to teaching, Joy came down with strep and a 107 fever (SO SCARY!), we visited Bubs’ new preschool, all while trying to squeeze in some writing time. Whew! I am exhausted but am so glad it […]

  These past two weeks I’ve shared a glimpse of my teacher’s heart as I diligently prepared to kick off the new school year. Hop on over to view 30 Days of Prayer for the New School Year, 20 Strategies for a Successful School Year and Building a Bond with Your Child’s Teacher. May these tools […]

I just experienced one of the craziest rituals of the year. The back to school open house. Students swarmed the hallways and their excited but nervous voices echoed through a building that had been dormant for months.  It warmed my heart to see old faces and to shake the hands of those I will guide […]

TGIF, my friends!  As I write this, I have a case of the yawns from heading back to work this week.  It was such a blessing to see old friends and to catch up with their lives, just as I count it a blessing to hear from YOU each weekend at the Saturday Soiree Blog […]

Is it just me or has this week flown by?  I am trying to soak up every last drop of summer since I head back to teaching part-time next week.  It’s been a summer full of change for our family, but I loved playing in the sun with the babies and watching them grow before […]

I’m a singer at heart, although I am pretty sure I wouldn’t make it through the blooper round of American Idol. Out of habit, I burst into song at random times throughout the day and even make up words to popular tunes to entertain my little loves. While my kids are my favorite audience, they’ve […]

It was the news I was dreading, the news I had prayed a million times wouldn’t come. On our journey to answers about Joy’s developmental delays, this was my biggest fear and now it was real. I had rehearsed my reaction to the news plenty of times in my head. I shouldn’t have been surprised. […]

  The weekend is here!  The germs in our house have lifted, Hubs is not working this weekend and we are ready to embrace the next few days together as a family!  It’s been a crazy past couple of weeks, and I was THRILLED it was time for another Saturday Soiree Blog Party!  Last week […]