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...
A Sacrifice of Praise {Guest posting}
On a recent Sunday, between training a reluctant first grader to sit still in church and keeping the new babe quiet, I managed to hear our pastor preach on Romans 12:1. This is a miracle. I rarely hear more than brief phrases in the chaos of our Sundays. I heard...
Flying Machines
So Husband is gone now and with every flying machine that wings its way overhead, I hear a little voice from the back seat - “Is that Daddy?” and I say “No, that’s not Daddy,” and my heart sinks a little at knowing this conversation will continue for what feels...
Sticks and Stones and Empathy {A Snapshot of Rearranged}.
Hello dear friends. I have been quiet lately. Real life is swallowing up all that I have to offer at the moment. I will be back soon - this week even ... I have pages of notes on my iPhone hastily typed during nursing sessions. So, soon, I hope. In the meantime,...
Fall in Tennessee {G-Rated}.
"Two roads divirged in a yellow wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." ~ Robert Frost I took a walk in the woods with the Wee Man. He was quite enthusiastic about it. Second Son was along for the ride. He was...
Holy in a Hotel Room .. {My Allume}.
There are six of us in the hotel room, a motley crew, these women. Introverts and extroverts, farm girls and city dwellers, and even one who has a love affair with tweezers. And it’s late and there might be a bottle of wine (or two) on the nightstand and us, who...
A Very Special Day {Lots of photos…}
October 20 we had Second Son baptized. {Editor's note: We belong to the Reformed tradition, wherein infants are baptized ... "Baptism is a means of sanctifying grace and a gospel ministry to the people of God. It is a sign and seal of the Covenant of Grace...
Growing Friendship
Thrilled to be writing at Christian Military Wives Fellowship this week. Also, I have lots of stories for you from Allume, but they need to simmer a little. Excited to share this week!! I read a quote about military wives recently: “She plants annuals for herself...