Overflowing Grace

After an evening of yelling and crying and overflowing YUCK, she was in bed asleep and I found myself overwhelmed by how quickly life’s circumstances – even the really small stuff – can gain the upper hand in my heart. That old self talk began … “You’re a terrible mom!” “She is not going to want to be close to you.” “You’re going to mess this up so bad.” “Failure.” Weary from the day, all I wanted was to go to bed and start over.  The ache in my heart and lies in my head made crawling ... [Read More]

Simple Blogging

Sorry ... this hit my feed before I actually wrote the post.    I was up late last night watching a little football.    You might remember that I'm a bit of a fan for a team that played in the national championship last night.  Today, I'll be ordering this ... War Eagle, y'all!  So proud of my Tigers!! Now, on to the real post ... I'm sharing today about some simple blogging schedules and routines over at Gather Inspirit.   If you have a hard time thinking of what to write or getting into a ... [Read More]

12 Days of Christmas Kindness

It's the second Monday of the month ... that means I'm writing my monthly column at Mod Squad! Parties.  Plays.  Gifts.  Decorating.  Baking. Constant chaos.  Crazy schedules.   Welcome to the "Most Wonderful Time of the Year"! If your house is anything like mine, your "To Do" list is long and your time is short.  And somehow in the midst of doing everything that must be done, you find yourself lying down at night, utterly exhausted, and wondering if anything of real value was accomplished ... [Read More]