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I Married a Fireman
With a failed marriage behind me, I’m not an expert on love. Not even close. But I know that God is, and when I found myself ready to start looking for someone to share my life with again, I prayed. A lot. However, I did not expect to marry a fireman. Someone who works hard for not a lot of pay, isn’t home every night, works 24 hour shifts, and leaves me to manage everything on my own. I had enough of that the first time. But God knows me better than I know myself. I remember the first time I visited Emmett at the fire station. We were still…
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Pinterest Jealousy
As a wife and a mother, I love Pinterest and Instagram. I follow people I look up to, accounts that make me aim for something higher. Browsing through their images is inspiring. But at the same time…these accounts are so grandiose. So beautiful. So perfect. I look around at my life and realize how imperfect it really is. How messy, chaotic, disorganized. I don’t know how they do it, those moms with the picture perfect houses, decorations up well before said holiday (I took down some valentine’s signs that had been in my hallway bathroom just before Halloween). They cook these gorgeous meals in these massive perfect kitchens, where everything…
