Parenting

Just Be Their Mom

Just Be Their Mom

I want to be Mazy’s hero. I want to be someone she can look back at and say one day, I want to be like her. I know that sounds extremely narcissistic, but I look back at the way I grew up, and I want to be like my mom. And I know I have…

My Efficiency Struggle

My Efficiency Struggle

I am a to-do list girl. I LOVE to make lists and accomplish them. The more things I can cross off in a day, the more accomplished I feel. And unfortunately, often I see my success defined by how much I can accomplish. In other words, I end up trying to do a LOT. The…

More Than Enough

More Than Enough

I fear. More than I’d like to. I’ve laid awake at night, wondering how we are going to pay the next medical bill. How my heart situation is going to turn out. If I’m doing a good enough job raising Mazy. If I’m doing everything I can to bring glory to God. If I’m living…

The Need To Let Go

The Need To Let Go

When I think of motherhood, I think of little kids running around the house, tied to the leg of their loving mama. I see food all over the floor, finger paintings hanging from the refrigerator, laundry piled up, the noise level just a little bit louder than normal, and laughter. And lots of it! Motherhood…