If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time you know that I write about a varied number of topics. I say that I focus on parenting, but any parent will tell you that being a parent doesn’t just mean you talk about your kids all the time. This is why sometimes you [...]
I am going on day 3 of being home with two sick boys. Oscar started preschool this week and immediately brought home a nasty cold. Thankfully, the fevers are starting to break and we are dealing with the residual coughs and such. But being home without that feeling of “I should be out doing something” [...]
This is kind of a heavy post for a Friday. In fact, I may not even hit publish. I haven’t decided yet. All I know is that somewhere in the past couple weeks, I have fallen down an inspiration rabbit hole and I don’t know how to get out. I think a lot has to [...]
When You are not enough I seek the pleasures of this world When You are not enough My hope is lost When You are not enough Joy cannot be found When You are not enough Please Lord, Break my heart Please Lord, Change my heart. When You Are Not Enough – Thad Cockrell (click to [...]
I hope your day is full of forgiveness, redemption and love. Happy Easter! xoxo, Andrea
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart… Jeremiah 1:5 I have been thinking about the topic of “being known” for the past couple of weeks. As a Blogger it makes sense to think about how you can increase your reach. We study ways to make [...]
I am participating in Fadra’s Stream of Consciousness Sunday. I’ve been wanting to do this for a while but this weekend it went from a want to a need. Below is a post I wrote with little editing (ok a few back-spaces) in 5 minutes. It’s raw, it’s sad and it’s where I am today. [...]
I love Yoga. I don’t do it as often as I should or would like to and my core shows it. But what I love about yoga is the breathing. I don’t think we take nearly as many deep breaths as we should. I find myself walking around in and out of days taking shallow [...]
This month’s Faith post is live over at Go Ask Mom! This month has been crazy and I really wondered what I would write about this time. But even in the eleventh hour, things seemed to come together through none other than doubt. Funny how it happens that way! I hope you’ll check it out! [...]
Oscar is much more the teacher these days rather than the student. It’s no secret that I have been stressed out lately and trying to find center. It’s been rocky but not impossible, yet I have felt exhausted and whiny and unstable. All the while, Oscar has been rolling with the punches like a pro. [...]