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...
My Brave Girl …
Some sweet photos of my J Girl ~ wearing her Princess Merida dress and rocking the real bow her Papa made her. {Totally Grandparent-Rated} Love this girl. ~M. {K.G., these are for you....
“Well” … More of our deployment stories.
[I joined an online writing community recently and this was prompted from an assignment ... but also, one of the primary purposes of this blog is to tell our story ... our Army life in particular, deployments, and the unique challenges and blessings that come with...
A Writer’s Prayer
{It's taken me years to say out loud that I am a writer. This is a giant leap for me.} “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.” {Psalm 19:14} Ohh Lord. Take away my want to be made...
He Makes No Accusation …
The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing {Zephaniah 3:17}. So I sort of took a cue from A.V. ... her One Word for...
Happy Birthday First Son. {G-Rated}.
Happy second birthday Wee Man. My sweet wild boy. It's 10:11 pm, I can barely keep my eyes open ... we {me, your sister, one set of grandparents and my Aunt K.} spent all day baking and sewing and playing and generally wreaking havoc. You hammered on a lot of...
New Camera!!! … {Definitely G-Rated}.
Soooo my old camera had an unfortunate encounter with a gatorade bottle and the contents therein. 7 months ago. Last night, on our onceeverythreemonths date, we got a kickin' deal at Best Buy on a new one and baby, I am back!! Prepare to be inundated. Gigi and Aunt...
Beloved….{5 Minute Fridays}.
I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine ~ Song of Solomon 6:3 And oh. How I love him. Through eight-ish years of constant moves, two miscarriages, two babes living, and me pregnant {and moody} with babe number three. Through grief, four deployments and three of...
Tired…but not too tired to start a movement.
UPDATE: I figured it out!! So proud of my luddite self right now. Link up your love stories at the end of the post {where it says "click here to enter"} ... Please. I don't hate Valentine's Day. I mean, I'm crafty, what's not to love when you have the...