We are THAT Family
Hi there, world changer. I’m glad you’re here. I hope my words encourage you as a wife and mom and remind you that you’re not alone in your yes to God. It’s okay to be real and a little irreverent and mostly vulnerable in this safe space. Deep down, I think there’s a little bit of that family in all of us.
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I’m wild about sweet tea and I have a thing for globes and maps. I love color and words and my house has a lot of both. I’m parenting teens and a tween with my husband slash best friend of more than 20 years. I’m the founder of Mercy House and Fair Trade Friday and sometimes I write books. I love traveling and experiencing new cultures, trying new foods, and I’m a big fan of all things fair trade. I share my broken and beautiful story in my memoir, Rhinestone Jesus, and I share how it’s changed the way we parent in Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World. My life is messy and redeemed and I’m grateful for the chance to live it.
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A few years ago, I was at the beach with my kids and we ventured out into the ocean. We didn't realize we were drifting until we tried to spot our colorful umbrella sticking in the sand. Before I knew it, we were in deep waters with waves crashing into us. My kids clung to me and I was ... Read More
Marie Kondo, says to tell your items thank you and if they don't spark joy, you should let them go. I'm in Kenya this week and today, I sat in the home of a mom who was homeless in Kenya when I first met her and even though she has no idea who the famous Japanese organizing consultant is, I think ... Read More
Every few months before I get on a plane, I get my medicine refilled. I pack the bottles of pills in my carryon and hold them as close as my passport so I don't get Malaria, so I can sleep through the night and so I don't have unbearable panic attacks. Over the past couple of years, my doctor has ... Read More
"The bread that we give to feed another's soul is what miraculously feeds ours," Ann Voskamp. He sat at our kitchen table and told us a story about bread. "There was a severe drought in my country. I traveled to the hardest hit regions—to the people who were starving—and everywhere I looked I ... Read More
