Several years ago when I just had the one child -- she was about 6 at the time -- I was struggling. Restless. Anxious. Eager to be doing something for God. I had ideas but time, energy, and lack of childcare were a hindrance. I felt useless. I cried often during this time. My heart … Continue reading The Calling of Motherhood
I am in a season of purging. I want it gone. All of it. There's just way too much stuff in this space. For me, and for many, stuff inhibits my creativity, my thinking, and my peace. It adds stress. It adds noise. And it creates more places for dust to land and more things … Continue reading My 2-Week Quick-Purge Challenge
It doesn't seem to matter how many car loads or how often I declutter to donate or sell, it ALWAYS seems to come back in. Not the exact same stuff, obviously, but stuff always comes back in. I'm sure this would be bad enough if it were just me (hello craft supplies!) but with two … Continue reading Minimalism: Having Less To Enjoy More
A few nights ago I fought with a roll of toilet paper and nearly lost. More accurately, I fought with gravity. I woke up just before 5 a.m. to use the bathroom. Using one of those toilet paper holders would have prevented this, but in the house we're renting, the toilet paper holder is too … Continue reading Learning to Let Go
I have been wanting to rename this blog for awhile now. I was bored of the other, and it just didn't represent what I was wanting. So today I'm debuting my new blog name: Bravery Rising. The name I chose incorporates the meaning of my name, my story, parenting, and faith. You can ready more … Continue reading Bravery Rising
I think I'm at a point in my life, far enough removed from college, that most people don't know that I was part of an improv comedy group. For about a year or so in college, I was a member of Hello Dali, an improv comedy group. I was an art major with a theater … Continue reading 10 Things Improv Comedy Taught Me
Some days I wake up and the mountains seem daunting, massive, immovable. I can't see a way past them or around them. Their cragged edges consume my view. It feels as though these harsh mountains are all I've ever see. Do you ever feel like that? Maybe you are feeling that now, even as you … Continue reading When Your Faith Feels Small
Next Sunday is Mother's Day. I've struggled a bit today with that realization. Mother's Day has been a hard day for me, really, since my very first Mother's Day as a mother, and it's because I've always done it alone. Seeing everyone celebrating Mother's Day with their families is hard for me, and sometimes I … Continue reading Stone Reminders
Why is it so hard for us to relax? Last Sunday, going into the day, I decided that it would be a day of rest, a Sabbath, which is hard to do with two kids in the house, especially when one of them is a toddler. But I had decided that all chores could wait … Continue reading Making Myself Rest
Does anyone else go out searching for rainbows after a storm? I'm often going out after the rain stops and the sun comes out and am looking for the rainbow through the mist. It rained Friday afternoon. Actually, it poured Friday afternoon. It was a beautiful day Friday, and then late that afternoon we had a … Continue reading The Rainbow After The Storm
