Category: Kids
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A Peaceful Christmas
Did you know that snow accumulation produces reduction in sound? I think that’s why I love the snow so much. It’s so calming and peaceful. Unfortunately, it doesn’t last long. As soon as the snow starts melting and refreezing, it becomes more dense, which amplifies sound. My Advent readings have been reminding me of something…
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Darkness and Light
I feel like I’ve been living in some paradoxes lately. Simply put, a paradox is a situation/statement that lives in contradiction (two opposites that can be true at the same time). On one hand, I’m still so so grateful for the life that God has given me. I absolutely LOVE where we live. I’m still…
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Life is a Paradox: Hard AND Beautiful
Just a warning… this is pretty long. I started this post a week ago and just had the mental energy to pick it back up. These past few weeks have been hard and honestly just plain weird. I know I said that last time I wrote, but it continued. We have had a lot of…
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Acceptance
I feel like I’m coming into a new phase of life. The past few days during my prayer journaling, I have just felt God’s presence and peace in new ways. I shared these things on Facebook, but I’m going to expand on them here. I’m learning that it’s okay to have less active seasons. It’s…
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Control: Surrender and Letting Go
I’ve had a lot on my mind. I’m going to share a bit of it, but I’m still processing some things. Jesus and I had a good talk this morning. I shared with him how I’m burned out from trying to control things all the time. I shared with Him about what I’ve been trying…
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Seasons Change…
Seasons are changing… and life has come full circle for our family. These past few weeks/months have been a roller coaster. I guess that’s life. We put the boys in school in August. I dropped Karis off 7.5 hours away at her university the next day. I was working quite a bit but was struggling……
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To Know Him and Make Him Known
I hope to start writing more soon, especially after Outdoor Ed season. We still have some busyness coming up between the boys starting school, taking Karis to college, and busier days as I’m working Outdoor Ed/Rec a lot more than usual. Anyway. This past week has been super productive and formative in how things will…
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Truly Living Wild and Free and What that Really Means for Me
We are currently in the car, driving from one place in Texas to the next place that we are visiting. We will be in the car a lot while we are here, but I’m enjoying my time! For the past many days, I have had a long anxiety about this trip. No reason, really, except…
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He Has Good Plans
The past week or so, I have made some decisions that I have been praying about for a bit. I’ve been patient for the first time in forever to allow Him to reveal to me what He wants. Asking for wisdom and discernment has meant so much more to me these days. I have seen…
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Learning to Focus on What Matters- Just Showing Up
This morning, I woke up to a message from a friend. She sent me a post from one of her running friends, and it was honestly life changing. It wasn’t necessarily anything new, but for some reason, it hit different. I had been thinking about not focusing on races for a bit because I was…
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