The soul is shaped by suffering, surrender and survive.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death.... Psalm 23 Walking , moving through, not sprinting or sitting in. This...

Feeling unbalanced? Ride the dips momma, with grace in these heavy times!

“For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime! Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.”...

“This is my Father’s world, I rest me in the thought.” -Hymn Social isolation: the recommended status of life in this serious yet...

Eleven months postpartum. As I near my firstborn’s first birthday, I am at the end of my “recovery period” from the physical strain of...

It happened. The sad seemingly inevitable truth that a baby adds responsibility, the responsibility adds stress, the stress adds...

I am young and my baby was “unplanned.” In the last year I bought a house, got married, gained and lost two jobs, gave birth to my first...

When writing papers and when I teach English Language Arts, the concept of “main idea” or thesis is essential. Who remembers the classic...

I feel good- duh-na-duh-na-duh-na-na. For reals- I feel good-so good. Does that mean I felt bad before? Well, maybe not so black and...

Advent, the season of anticipating; a time of preparation for my son’s first Christmas: hanging shining lights that hypnotize my rapid...

In honor of my firstborn son’s first Thanksgiving I dedicate this absolutely silly but sincere poem: For Thanksgiving this November 28,...

In the last two weeks, I’ve faced novel Baby-life challenges: one-planned (a week long trip out of state) and one-unplanned (a big but...

The struggle is real. The caption for repeated picture of a mother displayed on social media: messy bun, dark circles under her eyes,...

Motherhood= the sustaining of a child take away the mother’s self. From womb carrying to breastfeeding you’re baby literally survives...

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”- Romans...

Love will hold us together, make us a shelter to weather the storm, and I’ll be my sister’s keeper so the whole world we know that we are...

When a seed burst open to sprout, I always imagined the process rather uncomfortable. With any change there are growing pains. A small...