finding beauty, confidence, and rest in motherhood
A few years ago a friend and I had a long, thoughtful conversation about maintaining relationships. Well, more so, about how difficult it is to maintain relationships; especially once you’re married and have children. I couldn’t have agreed more. Once family life infiltrates daily happenings friends can easily be swept under the rug with […]
More than anything I want my children to grow up knowing, truly believing, that they are beautiful. Rooted deep in their hearts, I want them to know that it is not their outward appearance that makes the world crave their company, but their kind, gentle spirits, their laughter, their desire to do good. Still, I […]
Come thou fount of every blessing Tune my heart to sing thy grace Streams of mercy never ceasing Call for songs of loudest praise Teach me some melodious sonnet Sung by flaming tongues above I’ll praise the mount I’m fixed upon it Mount of thy redeeming love Here I raise my Ebenezer Hither by thy […]
Welcome to the I Am Mom! Enough! Carnival hosted by Jennifer at Hybrid Rasta Mama and Mandy at Living Peacefully with Children.This Carnival is dedicated to empowering ALL parents who practice and promote and peaceful, loving, attachment parenting philosophy. We have asked other parents to help us show the critics and the naysayers that attachment […]
I’ve heard from a few of you about buying a sheep together through World Vision’s Christmas Gift Catalog! Thank you! I’m seriously so excited to be doing this together!!! We’ve got $15 donated so far and from the sound of it a few more donations will be trickling in over the weekend. Have you had […]
Fee over at It Won’t Be Like This For Long recently shared this lovely quote: When you buy from boutiques and small businesses you are not helping a CEO buy a third vacation home, you are helping: a mom put food on the table, a little girl finally get those dance lessons, a little boy […]
I am overcoming obastacles in life and it is comforting to know I’m not overcoming them alone. Andrew Murray wrote, “We have a God who delights in impossibilities.” I don’t usually use words like delight when I consider something to be impossible. But I serve a God who does, and that allows me to rest. To […]
I’m linking up with the lovely Casey and her “What is on Your Heart” Friday blog theme. My hope is to make this a Friday tradition, but I’m not going to stress over it when it doesn’t happen. I blog for fun, not another item on my to-do list. This is my new little nephew! […]