Even from a very young age, my son David (now 11) has been dramatic, empathetic, and entertaining. “He’d make a great preacher, like his dad!” people would tell us after meeting him or seeing him perform on stage in a play without any stage fright. (He doesn’t even get the concept of stage fright—”It’s just…
Nothing brings hope to the hurting like the Easter story. Every year when it comes around, I feel myself exhale. I remember I’m not the only one walking a hard road. I think about the characters we meet and how their life experiences brought them to the place they were at the end of Jesus’s…
I wasn’t having a good morning yesterday. I had gotten the boys off to school and needed to get to work, but I just felt so blah. So I gave myself ten minutes for self-care. But what could I do in ten minutes? I spent about five minutes deciding, and then did #2 on…
We’re half way through winter and it’s time to share “what saving my life right now” with Modern Mrs. Darcy (It’s not quite as dramatic as it sounds; you can read where she gets the phrase in her post). Antibiotics and probiotics. January is always a tough health month and this year I’ve had a sinus…
Your overflowing closet isn’t giving you more options. It’s actually limiting you. Transition to a minimalist wardrobe for maximum efficiency. (excerpt from Abide: Self-Care for the Busy Mom) Have you ever noticed Mark Zuckerburg wears the same outfit in most pictures of him? So did Steve Jobs. Like other busy people in creative fields,…
Our families are often our number one life callings, especially in seasons when our kids are at home. Loving them well is a priority. (excerpt from Abide: Self-Care for the Busy Mom) The most well-known and direct verses on caring for the home come from Titus 2:3-5, “Older women likewise are to be reverent…
