It was a hot, Summer afternoon and I was sitting at a small, high-top table in my friend's dining room. She was hosting a going away party for her cousin, a young man I had met just a few months before. A few women were playing a game at one end of the table, and … Continue reading One Degree of Change
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Scars
We've all heard the old adage, "Timing is everything." We often get ahead of ourselves, or impatient, and want things to happen right now. But, when everything comes together in God's perfect timing, amazing things happen - both for us and those who surround us. For me, impatience is generally the result of not knowing. … Continue reading Scars
Choose Change
Who do you want to be? Deep down, if you allow yourself to dream for a moment, who is it that you are striving to become? What if we stopped striving to become someone, and began to be who we are right now? If we keep dreaming, we will never arrive, but if we live … Continue reading Choose Change
The Baby Weight
I have struggled with my weight as long as I can remember. I struggled to lose weight, to accept my weight, to maintain my weight, and to carry my weight. The only thing that wasn't a struggle when it came to my weight was putting it on. A slow metabolism and a love for food … Continue reading The Baby Weight
Many Things About Tomorrow…
I parked my car in the busy parking lot of a Winco grocery store. I popped my trunk, grabbed some reusable shopping bags, and found a cart. I made my way to the entrance and attempted to enter the store. I was stopped. I glanced to my left and that's when I noticed the line. … Continue reading Many Things About Tomorrow…
We’ve Come a Mighty Long Way
I was at my office recently, cleaning out old files and organizing my desk, when I came across a legal pad with what I thought was a poem on the front. The first line read, "She woke me tonight." My first thought was that it was about my daughter, but then I noticed the date: … Continue reading We’ve Come a Mighty Long Way
Stop Sweeping it Under the Rug
Growing up, my bedroom was never clean. I always had too much stuff, and I didn't know how to organize well enough to keep my space clean. After I got married, my house was never clean. Yes, I scrubbed the toilets and mopped the floors, but my house never felt clean. It was always cluttered, … Continue reading Stop Sweeping it Under the Rug
Dear 5-Year-Old Me
Can you pin-point a place in time, in your personal history, where the course of your life changed? A choice that was made - by you, or perhaps one that was made for you - that would forever alter your life. Allow yourself to travel back in time to that place, that moment in time. … Continue reading Dear 5-Year-Old Me
How Are You?
Often, it's a formality, not requiring a response. Very seldom is it a question that people want an honest answer to. So why do we ask it? It's polite. These three words have become a dread for me. I don't want to lie, nor do I want to tell the truth. It would be impolite … Continue reading How Are You?
Roll With It
When God gives you a promise, you hold onto it. Whether it takes two days or twenty years, you keep your fingers wrapped tightly around that promise. I once prayed every night for a whole year for God to change a situation - and I didn't even have a promise, only hope. And he spake … Continue reading Roll With It
Uncommonly Common Mom 