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A Reflection of Motherhood
There’s a holy rhythm to motherhood—a divine dance that begins with that first cry in the delivery room and continues long after your children have children of their own. As I have journeyed through the seasons of mothering, each phase offered its unique challenges...
Prayer: The Quiet Backdrop of humanity
The other day I walked past a chain link fence in downtown Nashville adorned with prayer ribbons gently moving in the breeze. In the midst of honky-tonk music, traffic, and tourists, these silent wishes stopped me in my tracks. We rush through our days making noise,...
Springtime Musings
I love the changing of the seasons and springtime provides such beautiful metaphors for life... In the heart of every person lies a cycle much like the seasons, where winters of doubt and hardship inevitably yield to the springtime of possibility. The cherry blossoms...
Lessons Of Joy From Africa
I recently spent 10 days in Africa, Kenya to be precise. It truly was an amazing experience. As I have reflected on my time there , I keep returning to the unbelievable thought of how joyful the people are. I witnessed real hardship. Families living without...
Coming Down From The Mountain
This past week is one of my favorite weeks of every year… MOMCON! The organization that I work for ( The MomCo ) hosts a huge conference every year for moms. Yes, you read that correctly. It is a unique setting that caters to placing high value on motherhood and...
Inspired by Kindness
She sits at a welcome desk in the hallway of a dimly lit medical building. It is an older building, sort of a hodgepodge of confusing hallways linking together X-ray departments, oncology units, and physical therapy departments. Most people entering this building...
The Sky Is The Limit
If you knew that you would not fail, what would be some of the things you would try to do? That question was recently asked of me when I spoke at a local MomCo group. I have to confess, I told them they could ask me anything and yet I was surprised by the depth of...
An Encouragement For Young Moms
Last night as I was getting ready for bed, I was reflecting on my day and mid way through brushing my teeth, I ended up in tears. Why? I am so grateful for my relationships with our four adult kids. It just so happened that I had talked to each of them yesterday and...
Patience – It’s Always About the Journey
I spend a lot of time in airports and on planes. These last few months of travel have been filled with weather delays, cancelled flights, mechanical and medical emergencies. Oh the glamorous life of travel - haha! All of these delays and cancellations has really...
Genuine Hospitality
I received a panic call from a friend last week and here is what she said - “Help, I’ve been asked to host Thanksgiving dinner and I am freaking out!” Mind you, this is my friend who lists Door Dash as her BFF. After I told her to breath, we talked it out and what...
It’s Ok To Ask For Help
Why is it so hard for some of us to ask for help? “Allow people to help you, why rob them of the blessing to give?” That might be one of the best pieces of advice I have ever received. It came during a very difficult time in my life when I was struggling with my...
Everything Blooms In Its TIme
I took a walk this morning on a beautiful October day in Colorado, complete with bright blue skies and changing leaves. Here is what struck me today… some trees were still green and had no sign of autumn, others were brilliantly displaying their hues of vibrant...
Find Joy in Today
An Experiment in Gratitude Be thankful for today. You only see it once. I came across this quote several years ago, and I wrote it down. It seemed profound. I saw it during a time in my life that was particularly hard. If I am being honest, it was on a day that I...
Labels
Have you ever tried peeling a label off of a new glass? Really, any new item with a label affixed to it. It’s not an easy task. I recently purchased new glasses for my dining room and it was quite an ordeal trying to get the labels off of those glasses. I had to...
The Golden Hour
Photographers love the golden hour. It is the time of day shortly after sunrise or right before sun set when the light turns from red tones and harsh sunlight to being infused with more yellow/gold tones. The sun is low enough in the sky that a soft glow is cast and...
The Gift of Gratitude
Gratitude, I think many of us if asked would say of course I am grateful for what I have but that statement doesn’t always play out in how we live our every day lives. Right? Yesterday, my husband and I went for a walk. It was a beautiful fall day in the city of...
Plant A Tree
I know all of us have, at one point in our lives, sat in the shade of a large tree. The canopy of branches granting us reprieve from the heat of the sun on a warm summer day. You can picture it, can’t you? But have you ever wondered , who planted this tree? Well, A...
Fill Your Kettle Before You Pour A Cup of Tea
I have a story to share with you.. I love a good cup of tea. I was back in Colorado last week working at MOPS Headquarters - we had a lot going on and I was super busy. So after a long day, I still had some things to work on and I went to make a cup of tea. I was...