Sara. Dianna. Ashley. Erica: Four women that have made a greater impact on my life than they will ever know. Four women that show incredible strength and grace no matter the situation. They are my mentors. My friends. My tribe. Sara is trendy, funny and optimistic. She is a mother of twins, a devoted wife and a great friend….
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The Cost of Community
False Positives
3 PM Friday afternoon: I stared at the pregnancy test and trembled. Is that a line? I think that’s a line. I have to call Sara. I need her to tell me if this is a line. 5 PM Friday afternoon: Two lines. OH MY GOSH I AM PREGNANT. I have to tell Jon. Creatively. I mean I already…
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Margins
“When my soul is overwhelmed, lead me to the rock that is higher than I”-Psalms 61:2 Sometimes, I wish more than anything, I could come home, pack the car, pack the dog and leave. Not my husband. Not necessarily my home. But my hurry. I want to leave my stress. I want to leave my responsibilities. I want to…
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Nothing Left to Prove
We all feel the need to prove ourselves worthy. I guess it’s a natural part of a human being’s makeup. We want to feel a part of something greater than ourselves. I don’t know where it starts. Preschool maybe? Even in preschool there is always one or two popular kids with an exclusive group of friends. In middle school, I…
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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year friends! 2016 was a year full of change for me. I quit my job, got pregnant, suffered a miscarriage, started a blog, started a new job, put our house on the market, discovered essential oils, and finally admitted to myself I had an anxiety problem. I also bottle fed twin calves at the same time all by…
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