Faith

Authentic

I have put a lot of thought into what I want this new year to look like. I’m sure you’ve heard it said to “not look back, but only forward”. I think that’s a good principle to live by, but I can’t help but think about the past. I can’t help but think about how…

In This New Year…

You probably knew a post like this was coming… A post about the new year. I have learned in my 32 years of living to not set these crazy lofty goals because I am bound to disappoint myself and then have to deal with the guilt in December. Every year. Whether it be realizing I…

More Than Ordinary

It happens every day. Probably every minute of the day. A process that really is nothing out of the ordinary: Having a child. When I sit back and think about really how common it is, how every person on this earth, is a result of a birth, it really is ordinary. Yet one thing I…

Brenda’s Story

Brenda’s Story

As many of you know, there is a woman that I have a friendship with that goes beyond human terms. To describe the relationship I have with Brenda Vriezema, well, it is indescribable. This is the very woman who felt the call of God on her life, to carry our children, when I was not…

Dealing With Life Envy

Dealing With Life Envy

We all do it, whether we realize it or not. We have all, at some point, in some way, wished our lives looked like someone else’s. That is what I like to call: LIFE ENVY. Have you ever read a post on Facebook, a blog, saw pictures on Instagram, or read a book or magazine,…