Yesterday morning was one of the toughest Thanksgiving runs of my life, and I think I know why.
A week and a half ago, I’d just done one of my strongest 5K runs ever with Katie, so what was the difference?
Sadness. Continue reading
If you spend your whole life waiting to be included, then you may spend your whole life waiting to be included.
when I look at myself
some times
I see the past
some times
I see the present
the weight I’ve gained
the parts that are aging
the gray
but then I think of the kids
and what they see
they see the mother they looked to
while breastfeeding
they see the profile of the mommy
who used to burp them
they see the beauty of the one
who’s made them smile
they see the comforting arms
that’ve held them
they see the lap they used to lay on
while watching movies
they see the hands of the woman
who has led them
they see the eyes and the face
of who’s always loved them
age doesn’t stick out to them
because they’re aging too
and we’re still growing
as a family
in the soil of love
there’s a difference between
wanting to die
and
not wanting to live
I know
because I was there yesterday
oh how I want to write about it
but there’s an element of hiding
that can’t be seen
it’s not that I’m isolating
FROM any one
it’s that I’m isolating TO
the only One Who can help
but this process NEEDS
to be written
it just may need to be
the old-fashioned way
a beautiful picture
woven by laughter
and joy
and love
but as each thread
runs out
it fades to black
and white
As a mother, I’m about to make one of the hardest decisions of my life, but the decision made will have an impact on my children, and I’m not sure what to choose. Continue reading
role model: a person looked to by others as an example to be imitated.
After Nathan’s workout last Thursday, he’s barely been able to walk, so when the time came around yesterday for him to go back, I gave him the choice of what to do. Continue reading
A couple weeks ago, I’d met a woman in Lowe’s, who’d told me about a church she went to, where they allow people to dance with flags, and I absolutely couldn’t WAIT to get there! Well, this past Sunday I went and want to share it with you. Continue reading
Worship Flags and Infinity Scarfs 