Last week my friends and I did a "favorite things" Christmas gift exchange. I had never done that before and it was fun. Basically everyone bought their favorite things (we did a total of $10....ahem how many books can I buy with $10 :)). We each bought three of the same thing then brought them to ...
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November Reads
Find the above shirt here.If you ever wonder what I do (beyond homeschooling and taking care of my family) this shirt sums it up :). Awhile back as I was reading a personality book, when I got to the strengths chapter, mine all landed under the category of thinking. Wow I thought sarcastically: so ...
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He Makes All Things New
I've heard You can take what's brokenAnd make it whole againWell, here's the pieces of my heartWhat can You do with them?'Cause I can't hold them all together anymoreSo I let them fall surrendered to the floorOnly You can bring such beautyFrom the depths of all my painOnly You can take this ...
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The Power of a Legacy of Character
We used my Grandma's name for Nyah's middle name. My Grandma Price has always been a really special lady to me. Little did I know just how impactful the simple act of a middle name would be. In the early weeks of Nyah’s life, she had colic and constantly needed held. Yes... even at night. As a ...
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The Truth About being Brave
I used to think bravery was found in one heroic act, but now I know better.Bravery can simply be doing the small, hard, ordinary, and often mundane daily things over and over again. It’s choosing to do the right thing when fear says not to. It’s stepping outside of our comfort zone to do the thing ...
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Healing is a Journey
Healing. It is my word for the year. The thing about healing is it’s like an old wound being ripped open again. Often it feels like your heart is being ripped out and stomped on. Your brain screams abort mission. ABORT. The scar tissue seems good enough. What I’m realizing is scar tissue is not ...
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