Joyful Trust

Quarter 3 begins tomorrow and the world (as always) is screaming doom and gloom. As a believer in Jesus, wife, mom, and business owner, I have strong choices to make. I am spying out the territory in front of us, the promises God has spoken to us, and I have a good report. The land …

Phylla House Update

I'm bringing something back... I'm throwing off any and all excuses. Several attempts to do "other" stuff have ended up in dead ends. Have you been hitting dead ends? All the while God was whispering "you know what you have... use it." With a deep sigh that's soul-deep and a tiny smirk, here I go: …

Bubbling Over

It's been over a year since I've posted a blog here and let me just admit now that I forgot I have a blog. I started a small business in January of this year, and we've been in the middle of moving and house shopping. The girls are growing and we have two toddlers now. …

10 Ways to Decrease Waste at Home

Believe it or not, this blog topic has been on the list since last year, long before the words "toilet paper" triggered anybody. Minimalism, waste reduction, and natural living have been interests of mine for almost a decade now. You can look into zero waste living and see that some people are really doing this …

My Crown is Peace

I’m not sure how many of you follow me on Instagram, but I decided to take two weeks off social media back on March 5th. I had no idea that this virus hoopla was going to unfold during my hiatus, but I am so grateful I have been off social media for this! Let me …

You Have Your Hands Full

Anywhere I go with my babies, somebody blurts out, "You have your hands full!" I'm not exactly sure what to make of that sentence. At first, I was a little bit hormonal and wanted to give a sharp reply. Then I realized that words can be prophetic, and I took the sentence for what it …

Hannah’s Birth Story

This pregnancy, I was much more confident and verbal about the desires of my heart. I prayed for specific things, which can sometimes feel so petty. People (and the enemy, hello) can be quick to dismiss a detailed prayer, say "oh but anything will do!" at the end as if they didn't really mean the …

Excellent Things

Blogging has been on my to-do list for months now and part of me didn't quite know what to write about when the opportune times present themselves. I could talk for days about how much I love the tiny human and the husband, and the even tinier human who will join us on the outside …

2018 Reflections

I don't quite know what it is about the end of the year that brings this wistful, nostalgic atmosphere, but I love it! There's a palpable quietness in my spirit, almost as if the calendar slows down my thoughts and heaven's wisdom descends like a fog. I learned about pain and selflessness. It wasn't anything …

Striving, Anxiety, and Light

God is pulling out of my heart the deep root of striving. It seems common to manufacture our worth with many, many, many tasks so we can feel purposeful. Let's be honest, what kind of people would we be if we got nothing done? We'd be worthless, right? That’s not what God says. We put …