There are seasons when I look at our checking account after the bills are paid and think, Okay…now what? There’s a little money left, but not enough to do everything I’d like to do. The emergency fund could use a little more. The car will eventually need repairs. The kids always seem to need something.…
Recovery. For a long time, I thought that word only belonged to people recovering from addiction, surgery, or a serious injury. I never considered that recovery could also describe the countless moments in everyday life when we have to find our footing again after disappointment, heartbreak, anxiety, grief, conflict, or failure. As moms, we are…
Have you ever been perfectly content with your life until you opened social media? Maybe your day wasn’t extraordinary, but it was good. The kids were fed. The bills were paid. Laundry was folded—or at least moved from the washer to the dryer. Life felt manageable. Then you opened Instagram. Suddenly you’re scrolling past spotless…
There are seasons when lack seems to be everywhere we look. Not necessarily financial lack, although that can certainly be part of it. Sometimes the things we feel we’re lacking are much harder to measure. Time. Energy. Patience. Answers. Margin. Direction. Confidence. Rest. Lately, I’ve found myself focusing on what feels unfinished. There’s another school…
Sometimes showing up as a mom looks less like strength… and more like sitting on the bathroom floor asking God to help you make it through the day gently. Not because you don’t love your family. Not because you’re failing. But because motherhood can feel heavy in ways very few people talk about honestly. Somewhere…
There’s a difference between talking about money… and actually living through a hard financial season. It’s one thing to read budgeting tips.It’s another thing entirely to sit at your kitchen table, staring at your bank account, trying to figure out how everything is going to stretch. I’ve been there. Not just as a mom—but as…
He is risen. Three words that changed everything. Not just for eternity.Not just for salvation in some distant, future sense. But for right here.For right now.For the way we live, lead, and carry what’s been placed in our hands. Because if the tomb is empty… then everything is different. The Weight We Were Never Meant…
Everything can feel stable… until the moment it isn’t. Life has a way of shaking things without warning—cracks forming in places you thought were solid, pressure exposing what you didn’t even realize was fragile. And in those moments, you don’t get to choose whether the storm comes… but you do find out what you’ve been…
Some seasons of life feel financially tight in ways we never expected. Income changes. Expenses rise. Unexpected bills show up at the worst possible moment. Suddenly the budget that once felt manageable now feels heavy. Budgeting feels very different when money is tight. Instead of planning for goals or savings, you find yourself stretching every…
There are seasons in life when finances don’t feel like numbers on a spreadsheet. They feel like giants. Debt that won’t go away.Bills that keep piling up.Paychecks that disappear before the week is over. And sometimes the hardest part isn’t the numbers themselves. It’s the voice in your head whispering, “You should have done better.”…