“I just want to go home,” my son said. Then immediately, the tears came. I fought back my own tears as I grabbed him and rubbed his back.“We’ll be home soon, buddy. They’re just trying to make sure you’re safe, ok?” I looked into his eyes and he gave me a nod.We exited the bathroom and made our way back to the patient room in the ER, waiting for the ambulance that would transport my son to a children’s hospital an hour and a half away. A medical team needed to monitor multiple head injuries that Continue Reading
3 Ways God Fights for Our Faith
God won’t let our faith fail. I know. The statement sounds almost counterintuitive, right? Our Creator made us with free will and the ability to make our own decisions, so we have a choice whether or not to exercise our faith. We see this premise in the garden, when the serpent deceives Eve and she decides to believe his word over God’s. And yet, the more we get to know Him, the more we see Him saving us from the worst version of ourselves. We see Him chasing after the sheep who’s gone Continue Reading
The Danger in Letting Others Define Who We Are
“Don’t ever say you’re just a mom.” I spun around, startled at the realization that my conversation wasn’t private. I was talking to the cashier at a local toy store about school and pursuing a career in writing. Both my boys were tiny at the time, and before I knew it the statement that I was “just a mom” spilled out of my mouth. It wasn’t that I didn’t think mothering was important. It had more to do with other’s perception. Or at least, that’s what I thought. When I turned I saw an Continue Reading
