A Life in Balance #15

I've written about what all of my idols look like. What does it look like, for me, when I live in the freedom I have in Christ. Life looks pretty similar. It looks similar yet it is oh so different. When my kids become my idols I beat myself up each and every time they …

A Life in Balance #14

We can’t find balance in the things we do.  The constant changes and shifts in life make it impossible to find a constant balance.  We can find the peace and hope that we were hoping to find in balancing our life out in a different place.  Our hope is not found in how well we …

Walkers, snow days, and other life circumstances.

Last week was crazy. My husband had his hip replaced, we had three days of school cancelled because it was freezing cold (-75 cold), and I was PMSing like a fire breathing dragon. I was stressed out. I was not pleasant to be around. I was on the edge of crying most of the week. …

Enough Isn’t Enough. Babies. Ministry. Sex.

Before we decided we were done having babies. I mean really done, surgically done I had the following conversation with myself on a daily basis and a weekly basis with my husband. Are we done having kids? I had it when I was pregnant, I had it when I was in the hospital delivery a …