A huge portion of the world utilizes public transport as their primary mode of transportation. After spending a few months doing just that, I have decided that there are 10 People you will see everyday, without fail, when utilizing public transport. Let me know if you’ve seen them, too. Here we go: 1. The Prideful Regular He knows the system inside …
Gather the Fragments {Notes for the Broken}
We live in a broken world. Broken marriages. Broken homes. Broken hearts. Broken dreams. Broken… Whether you’ve just lost your job, lost a loved one or are dealing with the aftermath of a broken childhood, there are times when we all just feel…broken. Sometimes we don’t just feel broken; sometimes we are broken. Be it from the day in, day …
Unexpected Life Lessons from A Foot
Have you ever had a God speak to you so clearly there was no doubt it was His voice you were hearing? Has He ever used a totally random, completely unlikely source through which to do it? How about a pair of water-wrinkled feet with chipped nail polish?? Join me at The Better Mom today as I share How An …
In A Courtyard of Stone
We enter the empty courtyard on a brisk Sunday morning. The sky, a cloudless azure, is a stark and beautiful backdrop to the towering stone spires and turrets hovering above. We are stopped in our tracks by the beauty. The stature. The solitude. The silence. We stood there for an eternity – though really only a moment or two – …
Do you need a time out?
Hey there, fellow moms. Have you ever put your kids in a time out when either their behavior or attitude wasn’t matching up to your expectations? Or what you knew they were capable of? How about yourself? Have you ever felt the tensions rising, temper shortening in your own heart? Have you ever put yourself in a time out? Join …
To My Husband: A Letter of Thanksgiving
My wonderful husband and I have been married for almost 13 1/2 years…and I don’t verbally, or publicly, recognize all the amazing, wonderful things he does for me, for our family, nearly often enough. You guys, he takes care of so many mundane tasks and does them so well that I don’t even realize he’s done them. It’s just seamless. …
Just don’t know what to do?
Has life ever collided around you so hard that you just have no. idea. what to do? Join me at a The Better Mom today as I share 5 Things To Do When You Don’t Know What to Do. If you’ve just clicked over from The Better Mom, I want to extend the warmest welcome to you! Grab a cuppa …
How to Be Married When You are Stressed
Have you been there? The circumstances of life seem to be throwing you under the bus, and before you know it, you find yourself attacking your spouse. And vice versa. Why is it we are always most critical and harsh with those we love most? If you’ve been married for any amount of time, you know that when times get …
The Prayer of a Tired Mama
The house is still dark now, Lord. The quiet…oh, the blessed quiet. The only sounds as I whisper this prayer to You in my heart are that of the ticking Cuckoo clock in the hall, and the deep, steady breathing of the ones I love most slumbering deep in their beds. I’m torn, though, Lord. Torn between getting up, sneaking …