Christmas Cookies: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Tis the season for ALL the cookies. Cookies to share. Cookies to leave out for Santa. Cookies to enjoy with a cup of tea, hot apple cider, or a tall glass of milk. Some spicy, some fudgy, but all just the best in Christmas traditions.

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Even If. Even When.

So I do this thing, I have this constant rambling conversation with God in my head. The other day, driving home from Oxford, MS, after a particularly trying two weeks, my conversation revolved around my desire to be anchored to EVEN IF because of His promise: EVEN WHEN.


Even If I’m in a waiting season

Even if I’m walking through a deep valley

Even if the answer is NO



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Some momma thoughts on the middle school years

Middle School. Always depicted as a gauntlet that must be endured and survived. For many reasons, this is not an unfair depiction. Middle school and the years between 12 and 14 are tough! Tough for kids: navigating puberty, growing independence, insecurities, and figuring out who they are individually and in a group. Tough for parents: certainly a glimpse of the greater challenges to come in the high school years (this momma’s heart has now survived that stage twice!); helping them navigate—-well everything I listed above.

Middle school is transition. And transition is never easy.

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