You read that right! I wrote another book—Swan Song of a Scarecrow. It's all about my recent years of pregnancy, birth, and early motherhood where I have been deeply learning to fully embrace God’s good gifts while running headlong into happiness whenever it is present in my life. So let's talk about everything! Or a… Continue reading Surprise – I wrote another book!
Tag: love story
If I Wrote a Love Story…
If I wrote a love story, I'd start it on Mother's Day. A garden would begin from a grocery cart and a broken heart. The daisies would be half-price. There would be hope. And it would take awhile. There would be no time for cliches. There'd be too much life, too much hard, too much… Continue reading If I Wrote a Love Story…
Nursery Rhymes for Mothers & Sons
Before the chaos of those last 15-20 minutes before dinner, he's wearing a doctor hat and checking my temperature or heartbeat. It's pretty interchangeable at this point in his medical career. He makes the heartbeat sound by clucking and asks if I'm okay. Mothers know we probably aren't okay. Not with our whole hearts walking… Continue reading Nursery Rhymes for Mothers & Sons
My 27th Year – Joy & Growing Pains
It was a year for growing pains. For getting the wind knocked right out of me. It was our best garden season ever. It was giving birth and the story of it being filled with God's presence, power, and wonderfully woven work. It was Heidi growing with the flowers. And me too. It was feeling… Continue reading My 27th Year – Joy & Growing Pains