The Rumors are True

A show of hands for all of you who enjoy circuses! Not the normal day-to-day circus of being a mom, or a student, or a wife juggling laundry and homework and life, but actual circuses. The kind with elephants and trapeze artists…..clowns, and tightrope walkers? Not me! It’s all of those alarmingly well-balanced people who … Continue reading The Rumors are True

Joy (Sniffle) Joy Joy!

Recently my middle child decided that clothes are the worst! I mean it’s been going on since winter as I remember letting her wear the only dress she liked for 5 days straight and shorts and a t-shirt to church for months…but the past few weeks have been significantly worse. The kid currently has one … Continue reading Joy (Sniffle) Joy Joy!

Look up!

In the past five days there’s no telling how many times I have saved my kid from running off a curb, smacking into a light pole, or hitting a building. “Momma, I want a boy bike!” Everly road her cousin’s shiny blue bike a few weeks ago and was convinced that boy bikes are the … Continue reading Look up!

Build Each Other Up!

That moment you jump out of bed, throw on clothes, and take off to wherever in the world it may be when you hear the words, “he most likely won’t make it through the night.” I remember getting a call one night informing me my great grandpa was in this situation. I immediately got out … Continue reading Build Each Other Up!

June 24th

Aside from the fact that I was blessed to marry the kindest, most tender-hearted, loving man on the planet… here are some of the other things that were my favorite at our wedding… A pot belly pig and two little goats were in attendance. I also heard all the animals got out at one point … Continue reading June 24th

Walk in the Light

Awhile back my three year old came into my bedroom bawling! Full blown devastation. Huge tears and agony! I finally got her calmed down enough to tell me what was causing this horrendous breakdown. Her response…”Sutton forgot to take her blankie!!!” (Insert more wailing). Her friend had spent the evening playing at our house. Apparently, … Continue reading Walk in the Light

Fundamentals and Jesus

Time and time again as a teenager, I put on an overly sexy pair of glasses (as shown in the picture below) and attempted to dribble a basketball down a court. At the height of my 15-year-old awkward stage (and let’s be honest…this stage lasted from about 8 until 26), my coach compared me to … Continue reading Fundamentals and Jesus

I should just drive…

Germany (2008) – Flight delayed from DFW, missed connecting flight to Germany. China (2010) – Coming back from being gone for a month and a half. Couldn’t fly into Chicago for some reason or another so we had to land in Green Bay and sit there on the ground on the plane for two hours … Continue reading I should just drive…

Shake My Life

Sometimes I’m on the verge of praying for something and I question whether or not I should actually say it. Brooke, if you say that…He might just do it. I sat there thinking and thinking before I finally worked up the courage to ask God to shake my life. I’m so beyond tired of this American-dream life I … Continue reading Shake My Life