In the Stillness

A few weeks ago - while on my way to prayer meeting - my daughter and I passed a thrift store. We were about forty-five minutes early, so we decided to stop. She went to one end of the long row of skirts and I went to the other. She came away with a few … Continue reading In the Stillness →

Less is More

I was born in Phoenix, Arizona. I lived there (off and on) for the first nine years of my life. As a child, I didn't pay much attention to the weather. Obviously, I knew it was hot. The few times that I tried to make the trek from our apartment to the laundry room barefoot, … Continue reading Less is More →

Look Up

The dust has settled from tax season and we are getting back into a routine. Well, I use that term, routine, loosely. My OCD and perfectionism love structure, but having grown up in a home (or, more accurately, about 20 homes before I turned eighteen) that lacked structure or discipline, I struggle with follow through. … Continue reading Look Up →

I Lost 3 Minutes…& 16 lbs.

Have you ever lost something? I recently lost a little plastic box shaped like a flower, and in each petal we store my daughters tiny elastic hair bands. I have looked in every reasonable place at least three times, and in a few unreasonable places more than once. And I cannot find it. I know … Continue reading I Lost 3 Minutes…& 16 lbs. →

Taking Root

This whole gardening thing is new to me, to us. So when we had some seeds sprout and others didn't we didn't understand why. We had done the same thing to each seed, they all resided in the same location and were treated the same way. So why didn't they all sprout? My days have … Continue reading Taking Root →

A Full Plate & An Empty Cup

My daughter's birthday was this week. When my husband and I decided to start a family, I planned quite poorly. Both of our children were born during tax season, my daughter close to deadline day. I have been asked the question more than once this week, "Mom, you're not going to work on my birthday, … Continue reading A Full Plate & An Empty Cup →

What Really Matters is Invisible to The Eyes

This morning started too early. When the alarm went off, for the second time, I shut it off, rolled on my back, and said, out loud, "I don't wanna get up." I almost kicked my feet and put my bottom lip out, but I do have some self-control. Instead, I rolled out of bed, put … Continue reading What Really Matters is Invisible to The Eyes →

The Therapeutic Art of Crying

Yesterday, the internet went down at my house. I am incredibly blessed to work from home most of the time and I use a web-based software program. So, as one of my clients put it, no internet is like no water. While I was on the phone with Comcast, on the third go around with … Continue reading The Therapeutic Art of Crying →

I Don’t Even Like Tomatoes

Hi there, Kaden here. As you know, this year me and my family are planting a garden. We have a few sprouts, like spinach, tomatoes, cucumbers and more. But those were all Kam's plants so it wasn't fun transplanting them. But finally, today, my cherry tomatoes sprouted. Bible quizzing taught me that Matthew 4:4 says … Continue reading I Don’t Even Like Tomatoes →

The First Sprout

Hey guys, its Kambria. Me and my family planted a garden, and in one week we had the first sprout. The first seed to sprout was a cucumber. The funny thing is that my mom doesn't even like them. My mom says that if a cucumber touches her salad, the whole salad tastes like a … Continue reading The First Sprout →