It’s easy to run out of things to do when all of your favorite toddler-friendly places aren’t quite safe yet. They days can feel extra long when your creative ideation stops at, “feed them breakfast.” Trust me, I’ve been there, so I decided to jump into my Toys “R” Us mindset and think like a kid. I researched and paid…
It’s interesting when old wounds rise to the surface. You see an old face on Instagram or a past friend comment on a FB thread and that familiar sting bites at your heart. With the current climate, I can’t help but wonder if the quarantine is just making me more sensitive or if God’s nudging me in the sweetest way…
Is it me or is the exhaustion level much higher by the end of the day? I was talking with a few friends about how I couldn’t quite figure out what I needed in the midst of the constant pull to pour out and provide for my husband and kiddos. I’m beginning to realize that my exhaustion is less energy…
Years ago a dear friend—Karebear, I lovingly call her—gifted me a box, a beautiful box she’d wrapped in colorful tape and sprinkled with encouraging quotes to inspire me to dream and have faith in those dreams. This box was so timely because I was in a headspace where I wanted so desperately to believe God for big dreams, impossible miracles,…
These quarantine days initially began with lots of emotions and “unspokens” in the Smith household. 2020 came in like a flood with lots of unexpected grief and the accompanying need to push emotions down until all that had happened could be processed. Well that time to process didn’t happen. Once the shelter in place order hit Austin, there was no…
Having multiple toddlers, or even one toddler, can seriously throw a wrench in your smooth-operator game. The balance between entertaining and keeping small humans not just alive, but thriving, and prioritizing quality time to connect with your spouse can become quickly unbalanced if you’re not intentional. Depleted days can run back-to-back and the thought of anyone touching you or requesting…
For days I’d been trying to figure out how to encourage you about something I’ve had to do I feel like my entire life–being brave–but was most times terrified along the way. I think some part of me believed that bravery meant the absence of fear. That being brave somehow meant I should be immune to the waves of anxiety…
You and your Forever-Boo are safe in the house but also BORED in the house! Date nights are nowhere near as exciting–or even existent (??)–now that you can’t frequent your favorite place or even have your favorite sitter come over to give you and your love-bird a break. So what do you do? You get creative and still make date…
There’s something special about our voices—the inflection, the tones, how we draw out our words to how we put words together—how we communicate overall. There’s no voice that is exactly the same, but so often we try to change our voices to mimic those we feel communicate the best or the most profound. God never created us to mimic each…
I had the opportunity to share what God has been speaking to my heart with some incredible women a few nights ago and wanted to share it with you. It encouraged me so much, especially right now when my heart has been juggling more than it can process. Take some time today to read this and allow it to settle…