I love to laugh.  It’s my favorite past time.  It is good for the soul. I laugh when I’m happy, scared, nervous or on a terrifying amusement park ride. My husband and children find me in a crowd listening for my laugh. My brother’s friend once told him how much he liked being around me because I made him feel like he was funny.  “She’s that way with everyone,” he said. So much for comedic encouragement. But there have been seasons of my life void of laughter.  Tears mostly. ... VIEW POST

It’s interesting to me that we so rarely give ourselves the permission to be human.  Too often we feel we’re not enough, or that we’re too much. We never do enough, get enough done or balance our lives as well as we think we should.   I was having a conversation today about guilt and what we do with that as mothers.  My friend said, “I take comfort in knowing that I am not enough. I will never be enough.”  Her acknowledgement leads her to God who supplies forgiveness and peace for all her ... VIEW POST

I have mentioned previously that I have five (biological) children.  I’ve been pregnant five times, had morning sickness, cravings, braxton hicks, and weight gain to name a few, and given birth, did I say, five times.   It’s my claim to fame, my excuse for my mom bod, and who/what I blame most any physical or mental ailment.  Oh, that saggy skin, my kids fault...Mom brain, kids...sleeping in, kids--making up for lost time. What would I say about all these faults (and more) if I didn’t have my ... VIEW POST