Be Blessed in the Hot Mess
Biblical encouragement through devotions for moms and faith-based inspiration from one mama to another.
Hi, friends! Today you can find my writing over at (in)courage. I hope you join me there to talk about trusting God when it’s difficult. I should have been thrilled. My husband had just gently told me that he felt called to a new life and ministry, and that it also meant moving across the […] Read more…
My two-year-old daughter, Sylvie, refuses to say the number one. She first learned to count during our games of hide-and-seek by covering her eyes and repeating the number three: “fwee, fwee, FWEE.” Then at Christmas, my sister Amanda taught her to say the number two. There was some serious celebrating! But Sylvie’s discerning sensibilities stopped […] Read more…
The Proverbs 31 Woman Never Made Funny Cooking Mistakes Do you ever read about the Proverbs 31 woman and think, well, how nice for her. Because, here’s my confession: sometimes I do! No offense to this amazing, ideal wife and mother, but I can’t handle how productive and wise and early-rising and kind and profitable […] Read more…
I’m a strong person, or so I think. What I really mean is that I’m a busy mom who tries to go it alone more than I’d care to admit. And just so you know how I’m depending on God halfheartedly at times, I have a story ready for you! This weekend, we had […] Read more…
I’m not always the mom I want to be. I’m a living, breathing, human mom who was once not a mom and still feels like I have a lot of catching up to do. And a lot of laundry to do. I’m not supermom, I don’t have it all together, and I definitely am not […] Read more…
An Experience in Healthy Fear My daughter Sylvie is courageous. But she’s also one-year-old. There have been plenty of times when her courage was actually just plain unsafe. Like the time she started a small fire for me while I was going to the bathroom. She probably wanted me to feel cozy and ready for […] Read more…
