Leaning on Grace

This is the kind of night it's been, and I feel so defeated. After almost two solid years of being a working mom, I just can't get the hang of it. I'm mentally and emotionally drained at the end of the day, and I've got very little to offer the two most important people in …

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To My Birth Mother on Her Birthday

Dear Mom, Today, you would have been celebrating your birthday. It's hard to believe so much time has passed that you'd be in your mid 50's. I usually recognize your birthday, and then try not to think about it much. Avoidance has been my way of coping with your and Jamie’s “dates”...birthdays and last days. I …

Simple Immunity Boosting

We’ve just started a cold bug. I started to get that icky-sicky feeling about half way through the work day, and Josiah has definitely had the sniffles for the last few days. Obviously I’m no doctor, but I’m making an educated guess when I say it has a little (or a lottle) to do with …

Togetherness with the Right People

This week was one of those times when I felt like all the introverting in the world wasn't going to be enough to fill me back up. The move, school, work...everything was taking, and I could not find a way to recharge. I ended up crying in my van as I hid from the cold …

Goals for February 2015

I'm a person of many words thought and written, but far fewer spoken. That's a reflection of the mess inside my brain. I get way overwhelmed when I look at "the big picture," but I love creating and accomplishing the tiny tidbits that lead to the larger goal. I made a chart for myself (In …