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...
July in Tennessee ~ Red, White, Blue, and Gold Stars.
It's July now in TN, a never ending tide of 100 degree days that wash over us in a haze of sparklers, sweat, and the red, white, and blue. In this town, though, it's cut with shots of gold. Gold stars to be exact. They come up on you quickly, a subdued gut punch on...
Happy Birthday Second Son
Happy Birthday Second Son. 365 days of joy you have brought this family. More really, because oh, I have loved you from the moment two pink lines wavered into view. You love remotes, markers, and carbohydrates. You are a biter, but I understand, because you have a...
Coming Home
I’m warming myself in the stain-glass and wood-panel glow of my childhood church. Wherever we wander, coming home inevitably means coming here. Today I'm lurking in the back row of the sanctuary during the Sunday school hour, soaking up the light. I hoard these...
A little love note … {HANDS}
Editor's note: Life just keeps.on.happening and I am treading fast to stay on top of the wind and the waves. And this blog has suffered for it. And truthfully, my song is a little bit one note. Single parenting is hard. Our children are wild, wonderful, and flat...
Where I Talk About Redemption {Guest Blogging}
So somewhere in the last two weeks, in the whirlwind of crazy that it was, it was my turn at Christian Military Wives to write. Y'all. That is where my heart is. Right in the middle of these women on whom an Army rests. So even though technically this was published...
Epic Photo Dump – Mom’s Night Out
An EPIC photo dump of the Mom's Night Out premiere event in LA. The first half is culled from ye olde' iPhone and the Instagram feed. The second half are courtesy of my fancy camera. If you are one of the four or so people who DON'T come here from social media,...
Mom’s Night Out … and CRAZY FUN NEWS.
Y’all. Where do I even start??? I have a long, slightly convoluted story to tell you that results in CRAZY FUN NEWS for me. Let me tell what is happening to me next week, that started all the way back in October in Greenville, SC at a little ole’ blogging...
My Undressed Heart {And Easter}.
{Oh hey. It’s me. Did ya forget about me? I promise I didn’t forget about you. We are in survival mode over here, which does not include thoughtful, lovingly crafted blog posts. It does include me near-comatose post bedtime routine, which is my normal writing time....