Families
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☀️ The Morning After
Real Life, As It Is — Entry 2 Just like most morning’s this morning didn’t start with motivation or energy or any kind of reset button moment. Even though I hate to admit it this morning started the same way yesterday ended—tired. I woke up already feeling like I had lived a full day before I even got out of bed. For once the house was quiet, the dogs still asleep, and for a second, I just sat there, not moving, not thinking, just… existing. I went through the conversation with C and B I had last night. Yesterday took more out of me than I realized. No water, no…
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Running Errands, Surviving Life, and Always Needing the Bathroom at the Wrong Time
I don’t know about in your home, but some days don’t feel like errands… they feel like survival mode with a shopping cart. I start out thinking I’m just “running in really quick” to places like Walmart or Home Depot… Next thing you know, we’ve helped fix a car situation, dealt with a plumbing issue, stopped for keys, and somehow ended up eating a split hamburger at a place like Griff’s and calling it a win because it only cost $11 for two people. And somewhere in the middle of all that? You realize the most important stop of the entire day wasn’t planned at all — it was the…
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Family Time Doesn’t Need a Plan or a Price Tag
I don’t know about in your home, but this Sunday morning looks a little different because life has already been moving. Usually, David would have been at work but with his dad’s health scare yesterday David was off. That was the LORD preparing us for the honey-do’s David needed to do at his moms this morning. I had barley finished my cup of Coffee before we were heading out to the door to head over to David’s mom’s, to handle things and help his mom. And even in the middle of everything, I keep noticing the same thing—family time doesn’t have to be planned or perfect to matter. Yesterday, David,…
