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Our beloved baby boy is almost 10 months old and quite fast. He crawls like he’s on a mission and proficient at escape. Today, nana and I put the baby octagon in the living room. This circular creation of baby gate was aptly named by my husband because it reminded him of an MMA octagon… Continue reading

I like to believe that I am always seeking God’s wisdom. I want to say that I am always chasing after God, but I am human and fall victim to choosing other pursuits over him. I do not always prioritize my time with God. In fact, I have a bad habit of mindlessly scrolling social… Continue reading

Content note: This post includes discussion of eating disorders, anxiety and depression, grief, and pregnancy loss. This past Saturday, I celebrated my 32nd birthday. When you think about it, that’s a long time. Three decades of life that provided a great deal of memories, both good and bad. In this period of time, I have… Continue reading

Content note: This post discusses miscarriage and pregnancy loss. Two weeks ago, I was in the emergency room due to losing a baby. I was not far along in my pregnancy, but my heart was breaking none the less. I laid in a bed in a triage room, wondering all of the things I could… Continue reading

How do you introduce yourself? Lately, mine is Hi, I am Chief’s wife, or yes, I am their mom. Other introductions are yep, I am the wife of the middle son, or yeah, I’m that daughter in law. I can’t say that I have recently introduced myself based on my own merit or even with… Continue reading

Content note: This post discusses anxiety, panic attacks, therapy, and medication. I have anxiety. I am not sure if I mentioned this ever in my blog posts prior, but here it is. I have a therapist, anxiety, and panic attack medication that is designed to help me function at a level that does not feel… Continue reading

In our church, we are currently in a series called Kingdom Culture. We are reviewing various parables of Jesus such as the prodigal son, the vineyard with tennant farmers, the wheat and weeds, and many others. Today, we discussed the tennant farmers, and I must say I have read this parable so many times but… Continue reading

I am not a fantastic gardener. My mother-in-love, great gardener! Her yard would make a beautiful spread in Better Homes and Gardens, but I never quite learned how to do that. When we moved to our new home, I had great ideas of all the flowers I would grow. I imagined sunflowers of every color… Continue reading

Content note: This post includes discussion of body image, self-worth, and negative self-talk. I am not my own biggest fan. I am also not my own hype man, I am fortunate enough to have a spouse who does that for me. Honestly, I constantly find something wrong with myself despite everyone else’s efforts to tell… Continue reading

Today, I did something I was not proud of. I yelled at someone today that pushed me to my limit. I am not one to lose control of myself often, I worked very hard to keep my emotions in check most of the time, but today, my temper and my emotions overcame me. If you… Continue reading

I have a tendency to define myself based on my role in life. As in, my name is Sharon, I am a wife, mother, counselor (prior to being a stay-at-home mom), student, writer, daughter, sister, cousin, niece, friend, the list goes on and on. These are the things I do; however, they are not exactly… Continue reading

I put myself in a bubble sometimes. I expect a level of perfection from myself that is unattainable. I try for perfect scores on assignments, have a perfectly clean home, make meals that are perfectly balanced, keep everything moving at all times without a single thing out of place. It becomes exhausting trying so hard… Continue reading