Hey baby! Would you please come pull an earring out of my foot? Ugh! She just headbutted me in the face. Malachi, do not bite me! Everly, do not bite me! Hadassah, your shoes have stickers in them and every time you hike yourself up further onto my back you are digging them into my … Continue reading Go to Battle
Merriam-Webster defines encourage as: to inspire with courage. One of its synonyms, embolden, implies the giving of courage sufficient to overcome timidity or reluctance. According to Dr. Tim Elmore, the death rate of American POWs during the Korean War were alarmingly high. As were the depression and suicide rates. Interestingly, the war camp conditions weren’t especially cruel. In … Continue reading Courage Giver
Lately things have been breaking! (Of course, these are very first world problems so please note I am not sitting here like “OMG my cell phone. My fingernails. WAH.”) Let’s be real…most of these “problems” are dumb. Anyway…moving on. Broken Thing #1: I bought a mini van awhile back and it had this awesome clicker. It … Continue reading Broken Things
Most of all, love each other as if your life depended on it. Love makes up for practically anything. (1st Peter 4:8, MSG) A few years ago, I was doing some mission work in a tiny village in the Republic of Moldova. One of those villages where the roads are dirt, chickens and goats roam rather … Continue reading This Little Light of Mine
Hello world! It’s been a bit since I’ve checked in and said hi. For some reason I really like stimulating my brain and started back to my doctorate a few weeks ago. Considering my words have been spent reporting on the fantastic ideas of performance psychology, sometimes my brain has no wit left to share…but … Continue reading Chasing Armadillos
Aside from Hads’ curly lock of hair in a ziplock baggy from her first haircut, and a few other “first” things, I wouldn’t really consider myself sentimental. For the most part, I let things go! However, I would consider myself extremely sentimental in the life-things…thinking back on memories, people, how they shaped my life, etc. … Continue reading Basking in Redemption
This picture is proof of where I am. Momming hard in a messy house (that you can’t see). Nursing a baby, helping with homework, letting a two-year old “fix” my hair. This year I purchased a minivan and a fanny-pack (do not be alarmed…it’s a sexy fanny pack)! Never thought I’d see the day, but … Continue reading Mom hard, my friends!
I have to take a second and pause from my normal sarcastic, messy posts in order to throw out a mushy one dedicated to my handsome, blue-eyed, sexy-bearded husband who puts up with my madness! People who read Noes to Knows: Meet Kyle! Normally words come easily, but they don’t always flow well when I’m … Continue reading Stealing Covers
Beans: “I won uh eee God.” Translation: I want…to eat…God. What?? If you don’t know my two year old, you are missing out. We call her Beans. Why? Well…because a friend of mine walked into our daycare one morning and said “Well hey there Everbeans!” That’s all it took. (Chesnei, if she ever gets mad … Continue reading God’s Spirit Beckons
Kyle: Would you like to know why there’s a Swedish Fish in my pocket? Me: Weird face Kyle: Because Everly put it there. Let’s be real. Kids are strange little things. As I was making french toast (minus the egg –per Hads request) last night, I looked over and Hads was putting a hammer in a stick of butter. During my … Continue reading Swedish Fish in My Pocket
