I find that one of the greatest lessons that motherhood is teaching me is how to hold onto the things that I desperately love while also learning, little by little, to let these things go. In this episode, I share what this looks like for me in this season of eight children, ages 2-15, with…
Tag: living in the moment
The Word That’s Worth A Thousand Pictures
I will start out this post by saying I have yet to figure this out. It is a problem that I have wrestled with for years, especially the years since I have become a mother. It is a problem that seems to grow with each child we add to this family. And even though it…
The Last Few Days of Pregnancy
I am in the last week or so of pregnancy. I can feel my heart and my mind being pulled in so many different directions. There is part of me that wants to sit down and enjoy the last few days of normal sleeping patterns, two free hands, the freedom to be away for more…
Waking up to the Miracle
I had an amazing experience this week. It is hard for me to tell about it, because I had to look into the face of suffering to see it. But I want to tell it. I have to tell it. I am bursting to tell it. On Monday, I went to visit my niece, Marti…