Gather & Grow

faith begins at home

Formula for a Grace-Filled Mom

I don’t know about you, but I have had kind of a rough summer. It’s HOT where I live, and that makes for some crabby people (myself included). And so much tension is in the air with all the American political rumblings and accusations from every angle. If there were ever a time I needed to draw on ... View Post

On Nose Picking and What I Really Wish for My Sons

I have a confession… It’s perfectly OK with me that my child picks his nose. I just have two requests – a) that he doesn’t eat it and b) that he doesn’t do it in public. Point “a” is about him – because that’s just gross and I feel like eating your own boogers could make you sick somehow. I am sure ... View Post

When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned

I was a planner. All through school my planner was my lifeline.  I loved getting the syllabus and finding out exactly what it was going to take to do well in a class.  I would make lists for my lists, and it felt so good to put a check or a line through a task completed.  Then I became a mom. I ... View Post