“But I want it!” My five-year-old and I were having a discussion about what toppings she wanted to put on top of her waffle for breakfast. We did not see eye to eye. She frowned, rejecting my suggestions of peanut butter and bananas or even butter and maple syrup. She had a definitive opinion about…
My Word for 2019
For the past few years, I have been asking God to give me a “Word for the Year” at the start of the year, a word to provide focus for what He wants to accomplish in me throughout the next 12 months. The process usually goes like this: Me: God, what should my word be…
What is Your Idol?
So, let me ask you…what is your idol? Or even who is your idol? Not in the sense of a celebrity crush or fandom scenario, but what is it that you chase after? Merriam Webster defines an idol as “an object of extreme devotion” and “a representation or symbol of an object of worship.” What…
Content with the Crumbs
I hate it when my children are sick. Hate it. I want so desperately to make them feel better, to take away their suffering. It is one of the most helpless feelings, that feeling a mother experiences is when her child is really ill. Moms, though, have the ability to turn those feelings of helplessness…
Hold My Hand
“Hold my hand.” I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve said that as a parent. It’s usually in a situation where I need my kids close to me. I love them, and I need them to trust me with their safety. That’s a lot harder to do when their hands are full of things…
“What are You Making?”
The first time I saw someone making pottery on a potter’s wheel, I remember thinking, “I could do that.” It looked so easy, so effortless. Subtle movements by the potter result in significant changes in the pot. A firm, yet gentle, touch gives shape to formless clay. Each movement is intentional, precisely done with the…