Identity

Measuring Success as Sons and Daughters

April 5, 2017April 5, 2017 2 Comments

I have a 4 year old and an almost 6 year old (gasp! how did that happen so fast?) and they teach me something new almost every day. They live with such freedom and passion. They have no fear of man. They only want to explore and discover, preferably with mom and dad. When… Read More

Freedom in Christ, General, Hearing God's Voice, Identity

On Staying

March 27, 2015March 28, 2015 Leave a comment

It’s been nearly three months of STAY 2015. Three months of saying no to needless busy for the sake of busy. Three months of not needing to fill my calendar in order to feel valuable. Three months of not apologizing for being myself, for saying no, for watching TV or sitting by a window, instead… Read More

Hearing God's Voice, Identity

Your Eyes, they See Me

March 20, 2015March 20, 2015 1 Comment

The other day my son Cohen was telling me how much he liked me and so for fun I asked him, “Cohen, what do you like most about me?” He responded, “I like your eyes, because they see me.” There is such power in being seen, isn’t there? We all want it – to have… Read More

Identity

What Your Instagram Bio Really Says About Who You Are

October 8, 2014October 8, 2014 6 Comments

Under each profile on Instagram is a space, enough to write a few lines about who you are. Mine reads “Speaker + Author + Dreamer, wife, mama, @officialbugirl show host, tea drinker, lake lover, grace dweller.” But with the changing of season outside, has come an inner turning of the leaf. A sense that I… Read More

Identity

Facing Fears and Creating from the Heart

September 22, 2014 Leave a comment

Today was my first day on set for the Beautiful Unique Girl TV series and we were tackling the topic of depression. As much as I’ve been excited for this part of the process, I was super nervous and battling all kinds of fears. What if I suck on camera? What if I can’t remember… Read More

Identity, Motherhood

You’re So Very Brave

September 2, 2014September 2, 2014 Leave a comment

Recently I took on a contract to host a tv show for teen girls called Beautiful Unique Girl so for the first time since Cohen was born, I’ve been working part time out of the home. Alex and I knew that I would be a SAHM. It was our choice. I’ve always felt blessed to… Read More

Identity

How To Do It All

July 30, 2014July 30, 2014 5 Comments

Do you ever look around at other people and wonder how they do it all? Raise a brood of young children, write an inspiring blog, serve in their home church, adopt all the babies, run an online business, and still have time to bake gluten free, dairy free, sugar free muffins for their neighbour down… Read More

Identity, This is Me, When Life is Hard

Creative Ways to Grow Community

May 6, 2014May 6, 2014 2 Comments

Back in January I was meeting with a counselor to sort through some heart stuff. Being a stay at home mom was wearing on me, and at the time I felt like I didn’t have anyone to talk to. I tried talking to my husband but he just wanted to fix everything (which I really… Read More

Identity, When Life is Hard

5 Reasons It’s Okay to Ask for Help

February 20, 2014February 20, 2014 4 Comments

I learned early on what it meant to trust God. Being bullied in elementary school and jr. high taught me that I couldn’t depend on people for all the love and acceptance my heart needed. Beause of those experiences, my relationship with Jesus became real when I was barely a teenager and I’ve always known that… Read More

Freedom in Christ, Identity

The enemy’s Sneaky Trick

January 26, 2014January 26, 2014 14 Comments

Yesterday one of my IG friends posted about how Instagram is getting a bad rep for giving an unrealistic image of what day to day life really looks like. She writes, “Chosen perfect moments are cropped, edited and put on display for all to see.” And it got me thinking and what I think is that Instagram… Read More