We Have this Hope

by | Mar 29, 2016 | Life Issues

I’ll be honest, I didn’t want to go. Tim and I had just had dinner out with friends the night before, and with frigid subzero temps outside, staying indoors and cozy sounded marvelous. When one sitter after another said it wouldn’t work to watch our children, I took...

This Wild and Precious Life

by | Mar 2, 2016 | Life Issues

  For Christmas this year, I asked Tim for a print for our home. It features a quote from Mary Oliver that I saw Shauna Niequist’s mention on social media one day. I love her books and her taste, generally, and this was no different. In beautiful shades of blue,...

Life Can be Hard and Good

by | Feb 18, 2016 | Life Issues

I dismissed the crying when I first heard it. I had just finished laying Ashlyn down for the night, and figured I’d give our 9-month-old a moment to calm down before intervening. But after a minute, I realized that it wasn’t her after all. Leaving the...

I’m Not Brave

by | Jan 4, 2016 | Faith

The message came in while I was sitting with the baby at 10:42 p.m., rocking quietly in the nursery. In the stillness of the night, my husband and two oldest children dozed peacefully while I savored the rare quiet. As I idly scrolled social media and checked emails,...

The Truth About My Hot Mess Hair

by | Nov 23, 2015 | Faith

“Why do you smell like dinner?” Tim asked me one night after I turned off the light and climbed into bed. “Hey, that’s not nice!” I said, laughing. “I’ve been having a problem with my hair and I’m trying to fix...