Stop Waiting, Stop Wondering & Be All In

Stop Waiting, Stop Wondering & Be All In

Circled around close, we clutched our coffee mugs. With the backdrop set for conversation between myself and these precious stay at home moms, the sound of toddlers alternated between giggling, screaming, and squealing. I listened. We were interrupted. I heard. We...
The Power of a PB & J Sandwich

The Power of a PB & J Sandwich

This summer, the power of a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich was made known. (First shared over at (in)courage.) Steam radiated throughout the air and sweat rolled down places my deodorant would never reach. I don’t know why I even bothered applying it that...
I Was Rattled

I Was Rattled

As the band started playing, I stepped forward on the stage and started my communion solo. “How deep the Father’s love for us, How vast beyond all measure.” Verses filled with such depth of truth. “That He should give His only Son and make a wretch His treasure.” The...
Make Room For One More

Make Room For One More

There she was, sitting in a corner by herself. As she aimlessly ruffled the pages of her science folder, her sweet face turned downward showing no expression. My heart tightened as I glanced around the room. Everywhere I looked girls giggled, moms chatted, and boys...
Wrestle Hard

Wrestle Hard

I wrote this post initially for (in)courage: home for the heart of women. While many of you that read Balancing Beauty and Bedlam may not come from the same Christian world and life view, I think that challenging our teens to wrestle through hard topics and issues of...