God is teaching me that contentment isn’t found in the adventure of distant places, but in a grateful heart.
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Rediscovering Purpose and Connection Post Military with Teen Kids
Lacy reflects on her emotional journey after her husband’s retirement and her children’s transition to adolescence, which has left her feeling isolated. Seeking connection, she joined a church Life Group and realized the need to deepen her faith. Inspired to start blogging again, Lacy invites others to join her on this path of personal growth.
Setting Free the “Better Mom” Inside Me: and Discovering She Has Been There All Along…
There are different seasons we go through in life. Seasons where we are so busy and stressed it feels as if our car is a merely a taxi cab with a locker storage unit in the back donning football cleats, crayons, shoes, hula skirts, library books and random granola bar wrappers (because face it-those are… Continue reading Setting Free the “Better Mom” Inside Me: and Discovering She Has Been There All Along…
Blessings of a Modern Housewife
Do you ever just sit back and appreciate how good we have it? I’m sitting here working on a project for my kids' class Christmas party coming up 🎄🎅. At the same time, my coffee maker is cleaning itself ☕️. I have a load of laundry washing itself and another drying itself. The floors are… Continue reading Blessings of a Modern Housewife
Being a Brave Mom in the Midst of Crisis
Living in Hawaii has been such a blessing! The constant sunny days, the beautiful beaches, the turquoise water, the smells of plumeria and coconuts filling the air...what could be better, right? It might sound like a dream-and some days, it really is. However, even paradise has its downsides. Volcanos erupting, a ballistic missile warning, hurricanes, tropical storms,… Continue reading Being a Brave Mom in the Midst of Crisis
Running Made Me a Better Mom
Tonight...I ran! If you know me, I am not a runner...at all! In fact, I despise it! My husband is the runner in the family. Even when he's deployed on his submarine, he's always trying to fit in time for a treadmill run. It's pretty crazy how they cram a treadmill onto a submarine (just… Continue reading Running Made Me a Better Mom
Hot Mess But Blessed: How to Rise Above the Mess and Be Blessed
When we see our imperfections as "flaws" we are missing the "blessings."

