Anxiety. Now there's a word that sounds a lot like it feels, and I'm not gonna lie: I've been feeling it a lot lately. I seriously doubt I'm the only one. Gas prices. Grocery bills. COVID. Kids. In-laws. Jobs. The state of our nation and of our world. Y'all... It's too much. And some days (or maybe most days lately), I feel it physically. I find myself needing to take slow, deep ...
Faith
What’s Your Purpose? And why it matters….
Do you get bogged down by your problems and forget your purpose? I know I do! There is power in remembering our purpose... One day, right at 20 years ago, I was driving a beat-up old Peugeot up a winding hill in Nairobi, having a conversation with Henry Blackaby, the author of Experiencing God. The memory sticks in my mind for several reasons. First, I was driving ...
Lessons Learned in the Longest Year: Ask for Help
I don't really know how one begins to write a blog post after being silent for so long. After blogging for more than ten years here at MississippiMom.com, I barely managed three blog posts in the past year. And it's not because 2020. (Though let's be fair: 2020 certainly didn't help.) I've written a bit to my friends over email about the things that have been going on in our lives since ...
Butterfly Box – A Review
Looking for a little encouragement? Butterfly Box delivers! I don't know about you, but this year, I've often felt like I live on an island. An island full of kids and in-laws and animals, but an island all the same. We've been isolated, and that isolation has led us to believe the lie that being isolated equals being alone. It's been tough because the truth is we need each ...