“Please pray with me. I can’t keep this up. I have to realize that I can’t make it perfect, and honestly, I don’t even want to even if I could. I’m tired of this.” That was the exact line I said to my husband, Michael, about ten minutes before God would give me just such…
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When It Feels Like Your Plates Are Spinning Out of Control: Grab a Tray
“I’m trying so hard, but I just can’t win.” That’s what poured out of my mouth as I looked over at my husband in defeat. The tears started to well up while I was elbow deep in dishes, and once they finally squeezed past my eyelids, they didn’t plan on stopping. I was four weeks…
I Wish I Were More Like You: A little letter for my little Logan
How often have I caught myself saying “he’s just so much sometimes” when referring to the antics of the youngest of our three boys. I catch myself because I know that I’m actually truly grateful for everything this little guy is, but at the same time it’s hard to explain just how bold, confident and…
Hunt Hard but Laugh Harder: Overcoming Perfectionism in the Field and Learning to Enjoy the Hunt
Never Let the Pressure to be Perfect Keep You Out of the Field I took a deep breath as I reached into the dark to take hold of the tree stand ladder on that October morning in 2018. Rung by rung, I climbed until I was seated eighteen feet above the ground. I was a…