hey! glad you are here!
this is where i document glimpses of our family's ordinary, crazy life. we believe that in the midst of the mundane and the seemingly out-of-control times, god is here. and beauty is here. and this beauty can draw our gaze toward god and transform dreariness into dancing (or at least into a brief, kind-of relieved, exhale)!
no matter who you are or what your story is, i invite you to come along for the ride. if you don't "have it all together" you will probably fit in well here. so grab some coffee, forget that you have a to-do list a mile long, and get comfy.
welcome to our beautiful mess!
have you ever had one of those mornings when you were just feeling off? when you were just not your “normal” self? do you know what i’m talking about? those mornings when you can’t think clearly, when little annoyances are like someone crashing cymbals an inch from your ear, when making toast, cereal, and juice feels...
Yep, I turned 35 this week (Monday). Still just a kid. Lindsey gave me a great present in the morning by letting me sleep in as long as I wanted, while she took care of Shelby. While I was in dreamland, they decorated one of the big walls in our apt., so it would be...
First of all, thank you all for the comments, emails, etc., regarding these posts. I am encouraged, which is helping me risk a little more. (If you do not know what I’m talking about, please read “This Beautiful Mess: Intro” in our blog archive). I am finding this very, very difficult though. Much harder than...
A while back, my counselor suggested that I write as a method of helping me process things I’ve been thinking, feeling, etc. I agreed that it would be an effective means of growth for me, but I was skeptical about the chances of me actually doing it. Writing takes a lot of effort for me...
As you can see by the lack of posts, our blog has been getting pushed down the “to do” list. I wanted to take a second, though, and share a really cool moment we had with little Shelby right after she was born. Early in the afternoon the three of us were relaxing in the...
Ok, do we have a story for you… last Sunday, 1 week ago, Jason and I walked to our new favorite coffee shop – Kean Coffee (click here to see their beautiful latte art!) – to “be productive, but at a leisurely pace” (our weekend motto) in a cool environment. Jason was going to write...
So if you are checking this, you must be a very faithful friend or family member. You might have noticed that our last post was over 6 weeks ago… oops! Do you ever get behind doing something like… calling someone back who left a voice mail, for instance. Well, if you are like me, I’m...
