ODAAT
Have you heard that acronym before? ODAAT: One Day At A Time. ODAAT is a phrase commonly used in the recovery community. It means to not look at the recovery journey as a life-long denial, (of said addictive substance or behavior) but rather to focus on living in...
Don’t Get Any on You!
Well, I figured it was only a matter of time before I shared a blog post about diapers. I'll try to keep it as clean as possible, I promise 🙂 As a parent, diaper blowouts are inevitable! If you have a baby with a healthy GI system, he/she is going to have the...
Run to the Mess
Having 3 boys means there is always a mess. Always. Now that the baby is mobile, he requires even more oversight. This week alone he decided to empty all of the Tupperware from the cupboard, use the dog water dish as his personal splash pad and smear his vomit all...
Clothe Yourself
I've been cleaning out closets in our house. The big boys tend to wear shorts and t-shirts for as long as possible before moving into comfy pants and sweatshirts for the cooler months. (My tween boys haven't ventured into the world of fashion or even matching yet)....
What’s Your “Hard?”
Have you ever noticed that in every season of life there is some sort of challenge? Whether it is physical, emotional or spiritual, we are constantly facing some sort of "HARD." We live in a lost and broken world so loved by God. As the result of sin, we have...
Through
"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And when you pass through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, nor will the flame burn you." Isaiah 43:2-3 The promises found in the scripture above are...
Longing and Loss
I have 2 couples in my life who are in the process of IVF. When a couple gets to the point of IVF, you know they've been trying to have a baby for a long, long time. I have several other people in my life who are grieving over the death of a loved one. Even though...
Quarantine
There isn't a person in the world who has not been impacted in some fashion by the Covid-19 pandemic. Whether it is physical, financial, emotional, mental, or spiritual the entire globe has been touched by the corona virus. The CDC requires that if one comes in "close...
Jesus Knows Me
As children, one of the first songs we learn in Sunday school is Jesus Loves Me. Jesus loves me this I know. For the bible tells me so. Little ones to him belong. They are week but he is strong. Yes, Jesus loves me. Yes, Jesus loves me. Yes, Jesus loves me. The bible...
Squeezed Out
"How did toothpaste get there? And there? And there?" I thought as I entered the boy's bathroom. There was toothpaste all over the place! #LifeWithBoys The problem with spilled toothpaste is once the toothpaste is squeezed out of the tube; there is no way to put it...