Why do we grow so attached to material things? A few weeks ago Travis decided we needed to start looking for a new car. We’ve had mine for five and a half years and it has over 143,000 miles on it. We’ve put all but 19,000 on it ourselves. Creating lots of memories in those [...]
Category: Trying To Conceive (TTC)
I Don’t Know Her, But She Doesn’t Know Me Either
It’s Okay, God Can Handle It
My Word for 2019
Last year, instead of making a New Year’s resolution I decided to choose a word-Hope. I lived a year in hope. Hoping everything would go right with building our home-it didn’t, but does it ever? Seriously, measure 4 times then, cut. We needed more than the measure twice rule, haha. Hope that the fertility treatments [...]
Arrivederci 2018
A Christmas Letter
Dear Santa, I’ve tried really hard to be good this year, but 2018 has been rough. If I’m honest-it’s probably, no it definitely has been, the roughest year of our marriage. It’s been full of insurmountable highs and devastating lows. But, you know that word I declared at the beginning of last year—hope—I’ve clung to [...]
Happy Blogiversary!!!
It’s not the pen, it’s the eraser…
Lately, I’ve seen this quote “God is still writing your story. Quit picking up the pen.” I’m sure you’ve seen it, too, right? But, what if it’s not the pen you’re picking up, but the eraser? You see, darling, many of us aren’t trying to rewrite our futures, but we’re trying to erase our pasts. [...]
Happy Birthday, Me…
Today is my 33rd birthday. The 6th birthday I will be celebrating without the one gift I have been praying earnestly for each and every day. Last Wednesday, we celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary. The 6th anniversary we celebrated without a baby. Of all the birthdays and anniversaries that have come and gone, this one [...]
Darling, Guard your heart
Today, while attending my national conference, I stepped out to the bathroom, during the break, leaving my backpack at my seat. I’ve done this hundreds of times. If you’re anything like me you don’t want to run the risk of losing your coveted seat during the transition between sessions. I never thought twice about this [...]