15 years 15 marriage lessons

15 Lessons I’ve Learned After 15 Years of Marriage

On August 23rd, 2003 it was 110 degrees. Everyone in attendance at our wedding likely remembers how doggone hot it was because our church didn’t (and still doesn’t) have air…

complicated heart

It’s Complicated

It’s Complicated At an average rate of 80 times a minute, the (complex and complicated) heart beats about 115,000 times in one day or 42 million times in a year.…

2 seasons of motherhood

Two Seasons of Motherhood & 12 Lessons Learned

Two Seasons of Motherhood & 12 Lessons Learned School has been out for my three kiddos since mid-May. It usually takes me at least a month to get into the…

be brave to love

Be Brave to Love

Be Brave to Love We all have an abundance of love available to us – to give and to receive. If only we’d have the courage to let more of…

little girl

It’s Time to Wake Up

If you’re a parent or guardian and don’t feel emotionally and mentally overwhelmed on any given day raising children today, then I need some of what you have. And likely, so…

Music Love Monday | Hold by Vera Blue

  Vera Blue | Hold *Album cover image courtesy of Genius.com Atwood Magazine has the perfect description of this song: “Hold” is a celebration; it represents that moment when you…

keeping afloat

Fill Your Soul Cup, Not Your Ship

It’s amazing to me how much our thought process and minds rule over our bodies.  I don’t think anyone can disagree that stress has a negative impact on our bodies.…

Conditional Love vs Unconditional Love

Today’s post comes from a place of sadness within my heart – for the direction we’re going as a society. I prefer Instagram as my go-to for social media as…