Since March 2011 our family has been through some pretty significant changes and events. From our niece's heart transplant to moving back to Alabama as my husband joined the staff of a church here, our life has been filled with ups and downs for the past 18 months. In March of this year, we found out my husband's brother and sister-in-law were divorcing and the aftermath of that broken marriage continues to affect all of us in ways we could never have imagined. We had a foreign exchange ... [Read More]
{Dear Teri, Love Teri} Sometimes It’s Scary
Dear Teri, I was thinking about the day they let you bring that eight-pound wad of beautiful baby girl home. You and Scott fought that morning, remember? You were upset because you had to wear maternity clothes home. He said you were beautiful and that it was time to go. You cried. You didn't really know why you were crying but you just couldn't stop. Every nerve ending tingled with more emotion than you could name. Every synapse in your brain was firing a thousand thoughts of fear and ... [Read More]
For the Days You Want a Do Over
It's been happening a lot lately. I lie down, exhausted, and find myself unable to rest. My mind plays over and again the failures of the day just passed: Didn't fix breakfast for the girl before school Watched "Grey's Anatomy" instead of cleaning the kitchen Rewashed the clothes in the washer because they had sat there four days and smelled bad Got a shower just in time to pick up the girls from school Had no plan for supper Fussed at the girl for her messy room - while mine looked ... [Read More]
10 Words Mommas Need to Remember
It's a tough row to hoe, this momma-ing gig. Some days I just feel like throwing in the towel. You? {Please say you understand that feeling ... it took every ounce of bravery I have to admit it and I'm terrified that no one else knows how I feel. So, help a girl out and say that you've realized you are not always up to the task of raising these children God has given you.} I turned 40 this past October and while it was not as earth-shatttering to my ego as turning 20 was, I confess ... [Read More]
10 Truths when Life is Hard
Sometimes life is hard. We struggle just to stay above water, drowning in the situations and difficulties in our lives. It happens to all of us ... and it can leave us weary. But these times of struggle, when the concerns of life bear down on our hearts and minds, these moments do not have to be wasted. 10 Truths When Life Is Hard Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see what we are made of; they just turn up some of the ill weeds unto the surface. C.H. ... [Read More]
Holy Week Meditations: A God Who Helps Us
For I am the Lord your God, who upholds your right hand, Who says to you, "Do not fear, I will help you." Isaiah 41:13 Lately, I've been trapped in a worn out frame of mind ... can't focus, can't think, can't process, can't go another step. Can. Not. I've watched lives torn apart by sin, hearts broken by words carelessly spoken, storms raging all around me, and I have felt helpless. No, more than just feeling helpless ... I have been helpless. The truth is, much as I hate to admit it, ... [Read More]
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