Jena Massie
Butterfly Kisses
I was always afraid of having a girl.
Every. Single. Time. When I got pregnant, I would tell myself that God knew better. He knew how inadequate and under-qualified I felt when it came to...
Momma Said There’d Be Days Like This
Do other moms get sad the way I do? Do you feel numb, and like you are going through the motions? When all the things you do get overlooked and are unappreciated, and you...
The Art of Standing in the Rubble
There will always be times when things don’t go the way we want them to, where our plans or hopes or dreams don’t go as expected and crumble and fall around us, leaving us...
Creating Opportunity
I’ve heard the notion of taking your children on dates before. It has always been something I've wanted to do but has been hard to get on top of with everything else going on....
Answered Prayers
I have seen people stand at the front of the church and proclaim how God is good. I've heard them mention that something bad ALMOST happened, but God performed a miracle. They were rescued...
Pursuing the One Who Drives Me Crazy
I'm learning the art of pursuing my husband and continually winning over the man I've been married to for nearly fifteen years. I am falling in love with him again every day. I love...
A Place of Refuge
It was the stories from my grandad. That he always told me sitting on his lap how his parents came over from Poland, and he was the first-generation American. And how his dad struggled...
Blueberry Crumble
Sometimes, you fail miserably. You put forth all this effort and energy and finally psyche yourself up to go for it. Tell yourself you’re going to do it, you practice hard for it, you...
A Corona Combobulation
I don’t know where you are in the midst of all of this, but I’m stuck in a weird place. I want things to go back to the way they were before, but I...
Dear Diary
I found this entry in my diary from when my youngest at the time, was three, and we were in much need of getting rid of her paci.
"Today, we have been "paci-free" with Alise....