The good, the bad, and the untamed confessions of a girl lost and found
I recently misread the following statement during my morning devotional time. Instead of seeing, “Your life is meant to be lived with joy,” I mistakenly read it as, “Your life is meant to be lived with you.” The misinterpreted statement gave me pause. Could it be that joy has gone missing because I have gone … [Read more…]
Being exposed does not come easily to the average human. Even less so to a post-pregnant mother of five whose body has been stretched time and again beyond its seeming maximum limit. Before I bore children, my stomach was flat, my navel a mere slit across tightened abs. I fit comfortably in the smallest-sized jeans … [Read more…]
“She’s the Martha; I’m the Mary.” I couldn’t help but overhear my sister-in-law’s voice as I was cleaning my mother-in-law’s kitchen toward the end of our gathering. While the rest of the family was still seated around tables, chatting and playing games together, I scrubbed dishes and picked up discarded plates. Several years ago, that … [Read more…]