Reclaimed Perspective: Reaching Your Goals When They’re Lost in the Fog

This summer we took our five kiddos on a month-long road trip to see ten national parks. Most of the parks were impressive from the moment we drove into them. But our first day at Mt. Rainier was a huge disappointment.

Reclaimed Perspective: On “Feeling” Obedient

Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and … More

Reclaimed Perspective: Running Away From Conflict

“Don’t pull away! You’ll rip it! You have to come towards the problem to fix it.” My four year old … More

Hey Moms: Want to Change the World? You’re in the Right Place.

I’ve been a stay-at-home mom with a part-time job for almost 12 years now. It has felt a little odd, … More

Top 10 Supplies for Camping With Kids

Camping with small children might feel like more of a hassle than it’s worth, but the memories we have made … More

Reclaimed Perspective: Finding Joy on the Gray Days

Whether the weather is getting to you or whether the “clouds” overhead look more like grief or anxiety, we all … More

Reclaimed Perspective: Heaven Came Down

Last year our Christmas tree fell over – well, got knocked over, really – right after we had finished decorating … More

5 ways a Stay-At-Home-Mom can make a difference outside her fingerprint-smudged windows

We all want our lives to matter, and despite the deep meaningfulness of staying home with a new baby, toddlers, … More

Reclaimed Perspective: The “More” Monster

“Here mom, you can have the rest of this. I’ve had enough.” It still shocks me every time. Somehow my … More

When You Feel Like Mommyhood = Groundhog Day, Read This. Again.

I am not good at “again.” All those parts of mommyhood that demand repeated attention – oh wait, that’s all … More

Delight

My mind jumps. ALWAYS. It jumps from laundry to a 6-year old’s question to a text message to Facebook to a … More

Foster Care: But What About My Kids?

When we first started considering foster care, my first concern was about our own kids. How they would handle having “outsiders” in our home… how we would handle taking care of that many kids…

Now, having done a couple stints with respite, I don’t know how we would do it without them!