Abby is almost 3 year old. I already knew from years in daycare that 3 is so much harder than 2. It's really the Terrible Three's not the Terrible Two's. But sometimes, because of those years in daycare, I forget to rely on God, not my education and experience. I just rely on myself and what I think I know. There are days/weeks I just want to hide in the bathroom with a tub of Vienna Mocha Chunk, wondering why parenting is just so hard and why I can't get it better. Well, duh, I wasn't … [Read more...]
2015 Word of the Year: Peace
This year's word of the year was a struggle for me. Every time I thought I had a word, it got replaced. Then I would get a word that I wasn't 100% comfortable with but I figured, hey, maybe that means God needs to work on me in that area. When I finally thought I landed on a word, a friend mentioned that her word was peace. I suddenly had an "ah ha" moment. I felt at peace. I had been going to choose trust but I just couldn't figure out why God wanted me to choose that. Trusting is easy. … [Read more...]
2014: A Look Back at Grace
This was not the Christmas I had planned. This was not the year I had planned. So much of this year has been hardship and heartbreak. There are certain things about this year I would love to change. I would love to have all of us 100% healthy. But other things, while hard and unpleasant, I would not change. God used so many things this year to teach me more about grace. I know I have a whole lifetime left of learning about grace, about how to show it, about how to accept it. But … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas from Logger’s Wife
Wishing you a very merry Christmas. May you take some time in between yummy food, opening gifts, and time with family to remember that the whole reason we celebrate the baby in a manager is because of the man on the cross. … [Read more...]
Thinking About Thankfulness
The month of November it seems like all we see, especially on Facebook, is "thanks for" daily posts. (At least, once the elections are over.) There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. It is good to be thankful. It is good to look at the positives in our lives and not just the negatives. But why do we only show our gratitude one month of the year? Shouldn't we be thankful all year long? There are so many things we take for granted. For instance, a few friends of mine are dealing with … [Read more...]
The Parallel Between God’s Grace and Parenthood
Over the course of this year I have been learning so much about God's grace and how to extend grace to others. I find it no coincidence that the current sermon series at church is about grace. Until this year, I never truly understood grace. Yea, sure, that's something that God extends to us. He sent His son to take death for us, He forgives us when we mess up, you know, standard "God's grace" stuff. But since having a toddler, I have come to understand it is so much more than that. My … [Read more...]