Faith in the Family

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  May 6, 2016

  The Hard Days of Being a Mama

  to all the hard working, soul touching, hug giving, dancing in the kitchen, eating tacos off the floor, laughing like there’s no tomorrow, natural, adoptive, foster, step, bonus mothers that are out in this big world, THANK YOU!

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  April 13, 2016

  Go. Explore. Adventure. 

  I still remember the exact moment. Christmas Eve 2015. Drying my hair, and getting ready for Christmas Eve services. The presents were wrapped, the services were planned, and I was feeling a crazy amount of anxiety.  Decembers have been hard for me. I go into them being aware that they’ve been hard and really trying…

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  October 16, 2015

  Deep Gratitude, Quiet Joy

  I ran a 7k fun run race the other day. One of those nasty fall days that the rain was pouring down in sheets. Yep, that day. I got up and ran. In the rain. Because I can. I felt so alive in those miles, charging up the stupid hills, pushing myself to keep moving…