If you told me I’d be a minivan-driving mama of four when I first got married, I wouldn’t have believed you. I had no idea what lay ahead, and how my faith, becoming a mom, and driving a minivan would shape me.
Motherhood changed me, and my minivan got me there.
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Storm Clouds and Silver Linings {Sorrow Adjacent to Blessings}
I was emotionally triggered and couldn’t quite find my way out of that place in the moment. We’d traversed our way into dangerous conversational territory again. Having successfully launched our oldest child and were leaving him after several days of helping settle him for his freshman year, our conversation had shifted to “what’s next.”
10 Bible Verses About Trauma
It’s hard to have trauma in your past that continually causes you pain, whether you’ve been through emotional trauma, physical trauma, or have complex trauma. I’ve written about my own journey of experiencing trauma and finding the blessings within trials. It’s no picnic, and sometimes I find myself triggered by the same things over and over again.
10 Bible Verses to Ignite Your Morning
I have to admit, I have a love-hate relationship with mornings. On one hand, I love the freshness of beginning a day anew. There’s a sense of hope and redemption…
Monday Morning Grace
When I worked in Silicon Valley, pre-kids, Monday morning had a completely different context for me. It would set in at about four o’clock Sunday afternoon that Monday morning would…
A Crossroads
In the dark hours of the night I won’t give up on you, Even if there’s no light To penetrate the blue.
