FOUR; leading up to my birthday my thoughts have turned to this time last year October 2017 “I’m about to turn FOUR-ty and I am FOUR weeks pregnant”. Fast forward to this week; October 2018 “This is my last week being FOUR-ty, I have a FOUR-month-old and FOUR beautiful children. Turning FOUR-ty was painful. It…
Needing a breakthrough? I do. Often, when I encounter a recurring theme in my thoughts and prayers it’s time to dig deeper. One day, mulling this over, I saw an image of a thick wall, multiple layers of stone and brick deep. The wall was slowly being taken down with a hammer and a chisel….
I have a question for you. Did the title of this post evoke an eye roll? I read similar statements repeatedly on social media sites this past Sunday – Mother’s Day – and rolled my eyes… a lot. Every statement seemed to shine a laser beam on my mothering short comings. I appreciate that. So…
This morning, over shamrock shaped biscuits and green juice, I asked the kids what Saint Patrick’s Day was all about. Giving their accounts of tall tales of a golden rod used to scare away snakes and other myths mixed with a fact or two, we shared a laugh. In response, I spent some time researching the…
Here’s a “Behind the Scenes” look at my process and a lesson learned when writing a feature article for my bro and sis-in-law’s husband/wife duo; August York (Read the article here on page 78-79) The article briefly chronicles his stint as an on-the-road musician in the Contemporary Christian Music world. Since the article release,…
One otherwise normal school night while carrying out the nightly routines I learned a profound lesson from my then-seven year old. Climbing into the eldest son’s bunk – hard to do at 30+ weeks pregnant – we’d started a nightly bedtime event called “Mommy-Son Talk”. The boy was allotted 10+ minutes to share all the…
My freelance writing endeavors have covered a myriad of projects and currently have me writing two regular feature articles for Golden Isles Magazine. “By Hand” spotlights an artist in the Golden Isles. “Noisemakers” spotlights a musician or group from or currently residing in the Golden Isles. The current “By Hand” feature is about Mandy Thompson….
