the /grace/ between
The grace poured out between.
On Keeping Them Safe
(Trigger warning: Brief mention of suicide and self harm.) When I turned forty, I thought I said goodbye to a decade of being tired. Chuckbob wasn’t even a thought. COVID was months away. // I remember when my Second Son was just weeks old, and I was a fresh mom...
Where I tell you about purpose, and what I learn from my girl.
If you've come here from a link, I republished this here ... I'd love for you to read it. We spilled out onto the beach overflowing with umbrellas, buckets, chairs, and all the detritus that comes along with a family of five setting up camp in the sand. And my...
Homecoming
Homecoming 8.10.14. My cup runneth over. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0qJEIpdH_c ~M.
To My Daughter…
To my best girl ... on {or about } your seventh birthday. I prayed about this letter ... I couldn't even write it on your actual birthday because it is overwhelming to think of all the words I want to say to you. I could talk about being beautiful on the inside...
Weight In the Memory
Sometimes, not very often, but on nights like tonight, after we took a bedtime selfie - with two stinky boy-children draped across my legs and the pungent odor of J Girl’s feet wafting past my nose - I think about my first baby. My sweet first child whose life...
Finish Line
I was elbow deep in greasy dishwater one day this week and letting my eyes wander around this home we’ve made. In the moment, my gaze drifted upward to the music pages wreath perched above our oversized bookshelves with the embroidered “Huggins” slightly askew. It...
On Rest, And Safe Harbor
Hey friends, I'm over at here at 5 Minutes for Faith ... maybe follow me there today? "My sister lives at the end of a long and winding road. There isn’t much at the fork in the road to indicate safe harbor. In fact, the jarring yellow “Dead End” triangle...
Have Mercy … {CPR and Parenting Wars}
My dear friends ... I have a story to tell you. It's difficult for me to tell because I must admit my mistake and that is a hard thing even for this admitted over-sharer. I debated much over the past few weeks, but here it is ... for two reasons, which I will share...