and daycare mama to ten more little ones.
My days are busy, my arms are full,
and my heart rejoices in Jesus.
Your pain won’t last forever
Usually I gain a few holiday pounds during the Christmas season. I enjoy baking, cooking, and indulging in all the extra holiday treats at family gatherings and parties. But....this year was different. Although I never had an official diagnosis (I figured it may have...
When you can’t stop: How to overcome temptation’s momentum
The moment we looked out the window of our home in northern Wisconsin, my two brothers and I knew we had to try it. Freezing rain had coated the world in a dangerous, but beckoning, layer of ice. Trees bent under the icy weight, glistening in the bright sunlight. The...
Finding the truth in a world of deception
Although we are in no way experts, my sons and I have become the resident fact-checkers in our church and school for all things Australian. We've been in the States for nearly six years, but we lived in Australia for sixteen years before moving to the Missouri Ozarks....
When you’re in the fire too long
During my days as a daycare mama, I became an expert at whipping up quintuple batches of play dough while juggling two babies and eight toddlers. The kiddos gathered around, eager to sink their chubby hands into the soft, warm dough. Their eyes sparkled and their...
