- Family, Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Recovering Perfectionist, Redemption Stories, Travel
Healed Wounds {Grandma’s Funeral & My Trip to My Ohio Hometown}
This is the moment everything up til this moment formed into this realization of healing. Because not once during the last few days had I been triggered. Not one hymn. Not one shudder…
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And so it begins! Our 3rd grade curriculum picks & schedule
Tomorrow is the day I have kind of dreaded for the last three months. August 26th. The day Ezra shoulda woulda coulda be going back to public school to start 3rd grade. I…
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Beauty in the {Homeschooling} Mess: The Family that Learns Together
This transformation - I don't even really have a way to describe it. I can ONLY credit it to an AMAZING God who has blessed me with this opportunity and given me the…
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Compost piles, faith deconstruction, and Joshua Harris
Maybe you have looked up to people like Rachel Held Evans and Joshua Harris. I know that I did. Maybe their deconstruction stories have shaken your faith. Maybe you wonder if faith deconstruction is for…
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Beauty in the {Homeschooling} Mess: Edition 07.01.19
I'm officially reviving our former "Beauty in the Mess" Blog Series, a series where I count God’s blessing in my life and the gifts He has given me - sharing both the messy…
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Homeschooling special needs: a story of transformation
This morning, I walked into Ezra's school and informed his principal we will be homeschooling next year. Talk about one of the most terrifying moments of my life... I could sit here and…
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Spiritual warfare and special needs: “Remember who you battle.”
My counselor looked at me with a tilt of her sassy head and a half-smile and and said, "But girl, remember who you battle! You were riding high and Satan couldn't have that.…
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All the extra things that mothers do: the true weight of motherhood
The problem is that I was unprepared for all the extra things mothers do that I never really noticed. The longer I am a mother, the more that I grow in appreciation for…
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Book Review: Beyond the Diagnosis by Amy Mattson
I was blessed to receive a review copy of the book Beyond the Diagnosis: The Path to Thriving as a Special Needs Parent by Amy Mattson. Amy is a fellow special needs blogger…
- Beauty in the Mess, Family, Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Special Needs Parenting, The Preschool Years
Still Messy…Still Beautiful {the rebrand that’s not really a rebrand}
But isn't that the point, really? Because you can brand a website, but you can't brand your life. You can create a style sheet for your blog, but you can't create a style…
