Ah, my sweet friends. Does anyone else feel like they ended May with their hair on fire? Whew! I don’t know about you, but my family and I are so thankful summer is here. I have two words for how I felt as the end of school approached – burned out. The funniest and most accurate description of what happens to moms at the end of each school year was written by…
Hello, my friends. It’s been a while since I’ve had the energy and time to really sit and write. After the Girls of Grace Ministries’ mom/tween daughter retreat–which was AMAZING–I jumped head first into preparing for our family trip to Israel. Of course, April and May are notoriously slow months—said no mom with school-age children ever. In spite of the craziness, I wouldn’t trade one second of what we experienced…
It’s been almost three weeks since my friend, M, was called home. The world continues to turn. Life continues to move. The sun rises. The sun sets. Days pass quickly – full of normal family activities and work. Grief is an unpredictable emotion, friends. Because I didn’t see M everyday, my normal routine has changed little. Yet, my mind wanders as I sit a stoplight…or crawl into my special spot…
Wow, friends…where to begin? It’s nice to be back with you. I took a brief hiatus from blogging to prepare for the first T.E.A.M. Grace mom/tween daughter weekend retreat. To say that the weekend far surpassed our Girls of Grace Ministries leadership team’s wildest dreams would be a gross understatement. It was So.Much.Fun. More than 75 moms and tween girls spent an entire weekend in worship, fellowship and play. It…