Gladness
I feel like mothers live in this thick divide between pure, unadulterated bliss on one side, and absolute helplessness on the other. Motherhood is a mix like that. One minute…
I feel like mothers live in this thick divide between pure, unadulterated bliss on one side, and absolute helplessness on the other. Motherhood is a mix like that. One minute…
It's Sunday. The sun is hot and high, beating and beaming. It's a thick and busty 95 degrees. I have Texas blood pumping through my Cherokee veins so I'm choosing…
Twelve years ago today I labored long and wondered what I'd done to myself. Walking into the hospital with freckles and pig tails and an over due boy baby I…
Out of my side eye I watched his chest and shoulders heave up and down in happy laughter, as we listened to a comedian crack truths about life. Because really,…
When the big goes down it's the little that lifts you up again. I've never known this to be truer than now in this season. Last week. It was full…
Sunshine is spilling in from the glass on our balcony door and splashing warmth all over our white frayed comforter. It's making Saturday feel special. This is extra sweet because…
My feet were the first to hit the floor this morning. Rare, for a Sunday. When your husband is your preacher, he's usually the one who rises earliest on the…
I've heard it said that the Saturday after Good Friday and before Easter Sunday, is in the ellipsis. In the (...) if you will. A story has been started, and…
I feel like I go around saving everyone else's belongings from rain, trashcans, thieves, puppies, lawn mowers, and black holes. I feel like a large portion of what I do…
I've met with all manner of people this week and I feel like it's saved me. I ate lunch with a friend this very day and I left full, and…