Finding Joy on the Journey in Faith, Family, and all Things in Between.
In honor of Valentines Day and our epic love affair, here's a post from last year that still captures it all. I love you, Josh. Dear Josh, It's May and someone is in love. The sun is hot and glistening on my naked shoulders. I am fresh, with a face like clean linen, shining eyes and dark lashes low and inspired. You smell like romance. Red roses without the … [Read more...]
Tomorrow I'll be 34. Today if you're reading this on Friday. And in those 34 years there are some things I've yet to grasp. Like how to get that perfect messy bun that looks cute and whimsical without somehow crossing the line into ratted and messy, sprigs of hair sprouting from the nest of some unfettered creature. Pinterest has tutorials and apparently a lot of time and … [Read more...]
We packed the minivan, your dad and I. Loaded it up free of all things pertaining to you kids, because although we love you, this was our time. To claim each other like we did before we were blessed with you. And that simple task spoke volumes. On one side, the crab nets, fishing poles, and surfboard. All things adventure and recreation. And the other, office boxes filled with used … [Read more...]
Now that you are old enough to realize that marrying daddy is not a real possibility for you, and you are starting to ask questions. "When did you know you loved daddy?" "How did he ask you to marry you?" "Did you have boyfriends?" I want you to know about true love. The romantic kind, the kind between a man and a woman. The kind that I wish for you someday. I will answer all of those … [Read more...]
Dear Josh, How many times do these lids droop heavily and the frustration floats steady like a prisoner's cell cut through the throw pillows and down comforter separating us? Your back to me and I hold this scripture in my mind, do not let the sun go down on your anger, and I see the sun sloping low and I close my eyes and sleep. Do not let the sun go down on your anger. The marriage 101 rule … [Read more...]
I can only imagine what they thought of me. A sixteen year old girl, just recently surrendered to the cross even though there had been many years of truth, rebellion had prevailed. And on the journey back to God and his redeeming grace, there was always the refining. So much to refine. The hot fire burning away the sins that had entangled during those years of mutiny, raging against God, the … [Read more...]
Around here we write for five minutes flat on Fridays. We set a timer, throw caution to the winds and try to remember what it was like to just write without worrying if it’s just right or not. 1. Write for 5 minutes flat on the prompt- no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking 2. Link back here and invite others to join in. 3. Meet & encourage someone who linked up before … [Read more...]
I was planning on finishing up my post on Blissdom but upon arriving home, I was met with a nasty stomach bug. Think of this post as a five-minute Friday. I didn't edit or over think and I'm still as sick as ever so this may or may not make sense. Josh had been gallantly holding down the fort while I was in Nashville. Nehemiah had thrown up all over our bed the night before I flew out so I … [Read more...]
Write for 5 minutes flat-no editing, no overthinking, no backtracking. This weeks word is Delight: Go Judah's been doing a grammar program with Classical Conversations this year and we have pondered and classified and diagrammed the complexities of the English language. Which line does the object compliment noun go on? Is this a subject, verb transitive, direct object, object compliment … [Read more...]
He tells me I'm beautiful. Whispers it to me as we snuggle on the couch, smooths back my hair. I look down. Fourteen years and I still doubt these words. Maybe doubt them more now than ever. I don't see it. What he says he still sees. What he pleads with me to understand and accept. There is a comfort now. An intimacy born out of long years filled with sorrows etched deep, joy brimming, and oh, … [Read more...]
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God..." (1 Peter 5:6) In May, we will be celebrating our 15th wedding anniversary. We didn't arrive here without bumps and scrapes along the way. I married Josh at 19, he was 20. I look at wedding pictures and can't believe how young we were. Poor man had no idea what he was getting himself into. I carried wounds etched deep and had … [Read more...]
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