Beauty in the Mess
In the fall of 2012 when I transferred my blog to Wordpress.com, I felt like God was defining my niche and my tagline. My life is messy, and the longer I live, the more I realize how difficult and messy life can be. But I have also realized what wonderful opportunity exists for God to make beauty out of that mess, as He promises to in Ecclesiastes 3:11 - He hath made everything beautiful in his time. This is a blog series where I count God's blessing in my life and the gifts He has given me.
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SPACE X LAUNCH and our fun astronomy homeschooling science unit
As I look back on this unit that began with a trip to the Adler Planetarium a week before they closed due to COVID and ended with the Space X launch literally on…
- Beauty in the Mess, Friendship & Community, Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Writing and blogging
What does a “mommy blog” have to do with local church ministry?
Our local church is hosting a missions conference unlike any missions conferences I’ve ever seen (and I’ve seen a lot). The “Grace on Mission Conference” is running for the entire month of March,…
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Order in the Mess: Bearing God’s Image as a Type-A Homemaker
I am made in the image of God, and that is beautiful. Every person has within him or her the image of God. It is our role...our job as His creation to bear…
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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…
- 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…
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I cleaned the play room today: here’s what I realized about my boys
Every once in a blue moon, the boys’ play room needs a good cleaning. It’s the kind of things where kids need to not be present. Momma needs a chance to sort through…
- Beauty in the Mess, Ezra, Family, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Little Brother, Motherhood, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Special Needs Parenting
2018 in review: just a year we were capable of more
Can I be honest with you all for a second? I’ve been a little bit annoyed with the New Year hubbub the last week. People sharing their #topnine photos, sharing resolutions, sharing what…
- Beauty in the Mess, Ezra, Family, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Little Brother, Miscellaneous, Momma Goes Back to School, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Special Needs Parenting
How to catch your breath when life is a whirlwind
I’ve been wanting – no, needing – to write a blog post about current life happenings for a few weeks now. But I kept putting it off, because…where do I start? Year so…
- Beauty in the Mess, Christmas, Ezra, Family, Military and Veteran Life, Miscellaneous, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Special Needs Parenting
When the Christmas spirit is no longer broken and joy is less of a choice
I sat down to work on our yearly Christmas e-mail this past Wednesday. Three hours later I was still typing and formatting. I got done and was completely overwhelmed and undone. December has…
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This is how we survived the summer
At the beginning of the summer, I wrote a blog post about Summer Survival. In that post, I talked about the pull of the romanticized notion of letting kids be bored during the…
