What my "quiet time" usually looks like: Kids running around in chaos. What my "quiet time" sometimes sounds like: Kids crying in the midst of kids running around in chaos. Every now and then, I'm the one whining. When I'm not, I try to just push through anyway. Distracted discipline still counts, right? It's one of the most challenging things about being home with ...
Faith
“Look at the birds of the air…”
Y'all....God reminded me of this verse in a big way this week. I was worried and wondering how I was going to make his work work, if you know what I mean. I was stressed and showing it. And, all the while, he already had the whole thing done. He was just waiting for me to trust him. Here's the thing: If he's calling us to do something, he's already got the details done. He's not ...
Naptime….
Some days, naptime at our house is a picture of peace. Quiet babies, all sleeping and a mom sipping coffee and catching up on blogs or books or dishes. Not this week. This week, it's been a bit more like a relay race, and the kids just keep passing the baton. One up, one down...all day. Between a toddler who's testing and a set of twins who are teething...this mama is tired. There ...
January in Mississippi….
And when I woke up this morning, it was already 60 degrees outside. It snowed a week or so ago. The weather feels a little bit like my life right now...swinging from one extreme to the next. Here are a few highlights: My oldest accepted Christ. JOY! My toddler is into tantrums. Not a joy. My twins are thinking about crawling. Mixed emotions (joy, bittersweet wonder at where the time ...