In order to give people the love they need and deserve, one’s OWN heart has to be transformed. That change requires us to do the hard work. The work of deep excavation. But if you are willing to do the work, the reward will be immeasurable. The ripple effect of love has the power to […]
Superwoman Wonder Woman Storm Somehow the world has come to believe that we really are SUPER women. And we’ve bought into the lie. “I’m every woman, it’s all in me.” I can be assertive in the boardroom, passionate in the bedroom, gentle and patient with my children, slay on the runway, slice […]
“Girl, you are superwoman!” For once and for all let me dispel this myth. I am no superwoman, more like super mistake maker, super grace receiver, super Jesus girl. Truth be told, I am vulnerable. I get tired. I too have my kryptonite. If only you saw me when the pot of rice was […]
“Don’t!” “STOP!” “No!” So easily these words can flow off the tongue of a loose-lipped mama and I’m talking about myself here. Think about the words you’ve shared with your children in the last four hours. Were the bulk of your words corrective or encouraging in nature?…READ MORE Today I’m hanging out with […]
All morning the song played in my head, “You’re a good good Father. That’s who you are. And I am loved by you.” Those words were a balm for my weary soul. Though it doesn’t often consume me, the void I felt in my heart this Mother’s Day was palpable. My mother died when I […]
So much of parental life is consumed with meeting temporal needs. Endless piles of laundry, shuttling children to and from activities, cooking meals, you know the drill. Not to mention adding in the amount of time, energy and effort expended in trying to get children to DO things they really could care less about or […]
[bctt tweet=”Considering people have been rearing children since the dawn of humanity, one would think we’d have mastered parenting by now.” username=”inspiredfully”] And if the theory of evolution that we’ve been taught is accurate, surely we’d all be awarded PhD’s in parenting. Yet… ~We question our ability to get it right ~We make parenting blunders […]
“I triple dog dare ya!” A saying children would make to taunt you, to incite you to take the dare. Well as a child I didn’t take the dare and as an adult I’m not much of a risk taker still. No big bold claims, no risky financial investments, no bungie jumping or parasailing. […]
His dress shirt was getting soaked through. The brown leather of the shoes growing darker too as the rain pelted harder and harder. He was supposed to be on the way to a meeting, instead here was my husband, trying to assess why the car wouldn’t start. The school door would be opening shortly so […]
FAITH The substance of things hoped for. FAITH The evidence of things not seen. FAITH All is takes is a crumb. This size of a mustard seed is enough. By faith God can perform miracles! Join me over at Breadcrumbs of Faith where I’m sharing my faith story. Be […]