Brokenness

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Brokenness

After years of counseling, changing beliefs and thought patterns and seeking God's truth, the realization happened again, "I am broken.  My family is broken.  Will it ever end?  I need help."  My husband and I had just had a fight and my emotions were raw.  Pain from the past and fear for the future was filling my heart.  But then I heard, "We are all broken," inside my head, and the freedom of knowing this was a human condition, not merely a Rebekah condition calmed me.  "I will always need help.  No one can ever be perfect.  That's why there's Jesus."

Brokenness is another Christian buzz word.  Unfortunately, it's a word that has been used to control people and make us continue working to achieve God's approval.    

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The Last Tooth

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The Last Tooth

I'd put my kid to bed, grabbed my lap top and nestled into my own King-sized.  I had work to do for a client.  Fifteen minutes later, my bedroom door flings open, crashing into the wall.  "Mom, I think my tooth is going to come out!"  

Like any good mother who thought their child was in bed, I had jumped into the the middle of a project.  Looking up for two seconds I said, "That's nice, Love," and quickly started typing a few more things.

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Non-DIY Remodel Tips

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Non-DIY Remodel Tips

In this day of DIYing, there are three kinds of people…

  • Those who are amazing at it.

  • Those who can’t do it.

  • Those who financially can pay for someone else to do it!

I have fallen into all three categories.  Some projects I’ve tackled and it’s been a major win.  Other’s, a total failure or not within my ability.  (Like my kitchen backsplash.  Uhm, yeah, glad my husband tapped in for the save!)  And then…we’ve paid someone else to do large or overwhelming projects.

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Flying With Kids Checklist

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Flying With Kids Checklist

When flying with kids now, the whole game changes.  Forget that novel you've been dying to read or those podcasts or movies.  A latte to sip and Sudoku to solve is out.  This is work now.  And most likely some embarrassing situations.

Below are things I've learned about traveling with kids.  Maybe it's just my system and my prodigy, but it works for us.  Hopefully, what's written here will help your trip go smoothly.

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Go LIVE!

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Go LIVE!

Go LIVE! in Life

As I sat in a small cabin in the mountains of New Mexico, it was snowing.  About four inches of good, powdery snow.  The air was crisp and invigorating.  Wild turkey and deer were venturing around the property.  Thankfully, no bear sightings.

While on vacation, and for a bit before that, I'd realized something.  I'd starting to buy into a lie.  "Live for the picture."

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