Category: Facing Fear
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Painting Unanswered Prayers
I remember the day we walked through our first house. We had looked at over four million houses online and walked through what felt like one hundred. We had fallen in love a few times, but nothing felt as perfect as that one. When we walked out of THE house for the first time, Dan…
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When Dinosaurs Spit
Earlier this summer, Dan and I drove to St. Louis to meet one of my best friends and her sweet family. On our first day in St. Louis, my friends husband attended a conference, so Dan and I met Heather and her sweet boys, Westin and Henley, at the zoo. It was at least 189…
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When Dreams Die
Long before Dan and I ever met and eventually got married, I wanted to be a Mom. It’s probably the biggest dream I have ever had. When Dan I got married, he knew I wanted to be a Mom and he knew I wanted to stay home with our babies. I will never forget the…
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It Was the Worst of Times
Contrary to how much I have used this space in 2021, I still really love to write. In fact, I have come to this space over and over again in the last several months starting drafts, but never finishing them. There are a lot of reasons why I haven’t finished many posts this year, but…
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My Paralyzed Heart
I don’t often live in quiet spaces. I love music, and so I have a constant flow of several different genre’s playing in the background. The creation of my own nonstop background score has created a lot of memories and emotions tied to music. Songs transport me to different seasons in my life and different…