Wildflower On Fire!

Late one night a few weeks ago, as I struggled to be at peace with some situations with my family, I neared despair. I had been praying for weeks for these particular struggles, but was feeling like a balloon with all the air expelled. I had lost sleep, awakened by my pounding heart and fears flying wild and free. My… Read More

Mothering is demanding. It is one of the most arduous, frightening, yet delightful vocations. Children differ, each carrying their own crosses to bear and joys to share. As mothers, we give completely. Exhausted, we recognize that we cannot fulfill this task alone, we find must trust Our Lord. We trust in life’s most demanding circumstances, not merely the catastrophic times… Read More

A few months ago I was extremely hurt by someone very dear to me. A deep pain, one that caused my heart to ache fiercely and gave me reason to cry from deep within. My sweet friend, let us call her Amanda, had no idea she injured me so tremendously. She struggled with some buried pains herself. Her aching manifested… Read More

Just yesterday, I was telling my girls that we needed to bail out our sandbox. It was brimming with mucky, standing water. Moss growing, toys molding, simply a mess! I explained to them that we needed to gather some cups and buckets and work together to scoop out the muck, cup by cup, discarding the filth that has grown over… Read More

I remember a time a few years ago when I had just managed to scoot my big kids off to school and the baby was still sleeping. I had five minutes until I needed to wake my little one to drive to an appointment. My first inclination was to do something, wash dishes, throw in a load of laundry, accomplish… Read More

“My  grace is sufficient enough for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.  I will rather boast most gladly of my weaknesses, in order that the power of Christ may dwell with me. Therefore, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and constraints, for the sake of Christ; for when I am weak, then I am strong. I… Read More