Daily Step – Don’t hesitate!
This old Christmas decoration sits on my fireplace right now. Earlier this week, it was covered up by baskets of unfolded laundry and a bag of...
April 15, 2020
Daily Step – Don’t let it pass you by.
I did not sleep well last night. I had a bunch of weird nightmares that kept waking me up with a start. And then when I...
April 10, 2020
Daily Step – Not a Contest, A Doorway
I made 8 masks yesterday and not a one is even close to perfect. The seams are all jagged. The pleats are uneven. I had to...
April 6, 2020
Daily Step – Can you hear it?
I have forgotten how much joy can come from a simple tape ball. After we made our sidewalk “masterpiece” on Saturday, my boys fought for the...
April 1, 2020
Daily Step – A Glimpse of God
Sometimes a simple photo is all it takes to catch a glimpse of God. “Boys, do you want to make a picture with mommy on the...
March 31, 2020
Daily Step – Dancing with the Daffodils
As is the new normal, I took a walk with my boys yesterday. At first, my oldest declared that we would not walk very far. Our...
March 30, 2020
Daily Step – Stop and Notice
I can easily fill every hour of my quarantined days. Even before shelter-in-place started this week, I found more than 100 ways to fill my time...
March 27, 2020
Daily Step – Isn’t it crazy how we miss people?
Admittedly, I sat a lot yesterday. I had all three boys home with me and so, admittedly, they sat a whole lot too. Though at one...
March 17, 2020
Daily Step – Will you let God be seen?
It’s quite a confusing time to be alive. Fear and uncertainty are rampant. And schedules are being altered beyond our control. It can feel like there...
March 11, 2020
Daily Step – God in “cwris-tols”
I marvel at the limitless possibilities of a child’s imagination. One of my twins came home with this rock yesterday – “Mom, look it’s a cwris-tol!”...
March 10, 2020