In my adult life I have only had English Bulldogs as a pet, three boys to be exact. Owning bulldogs in general comes with a whole host of comments. Most of the time we couldn’t walk them without someone stopping and asking to pet them. Or take pictures of them. But on occasion we would get the comment only a face a mother could love or they are as ugly as sin, OUCH. I mean to each their own, but sin, really, sin is pretty ugly and I personally don’t think my boys were ugly. I happen to think they were pretty handsome. Continue reading “Ugly as Sin”
Beauty from Ashes
I have a whole new perspective on life. Before I sat in the judgment seat, not the one being judged, but the one judging. That’s hard to say, but it’s true. I think we all find ourselves in that seat every once in awhile. But I think I sat there because I didn’t understand. Continue reading “Beauty from Ashes”
Truth Be Told
There is something cleansing about writing. It kind of releases something in me that allows for the real me to shine through. A post from last year popped up and I took a minute to read it. I think when I wrote it I cried, but reading it a year later it brought a huge smile to my face. I saw myself, I saw my heart and where it was a year ago and I just smiled because of how much my heart has grown since last year. How much I have learned about myself. How much I still have to learn. Continue reading “Truth Be Told”
BOR-ING
Spring break is right around the corner and recently my new six year old thinks life is boring. Haha! You know when you’re in the car and all you hear is, “Are we there yet?”, “How much longer”, “I’m hungry!”, “I have to go the bathroom”, “I’m bored!” I always have to tell myself, Erin be patient, just kidding. I know you can be overwhelmed, and you can be underwhelmed, but can you just ever be whelmed?? (name that movie). Continue reading “BOR-ING”
Fight Stagnation
This is something I have heard for years. And something I was very conscious of when it came to work. Getting a job right out of college two weeks after my mom died I had something to prove. I chose to work in the same school district as her and for that reason I felt like I had to make a name for myself. I couldn’t ride her coat tails forever and so I set out to work hard and show the world who Erin was. Continue reading “Fight Stagnation”
Conscious Consumer
I have been thinking a lot about the internet and the thought that our world is flat. I don’t have to wonder what life is like in Greece I can just follow along on someone’s story or insta live video or facebook live video. I can see how my favorite star or singer is living. I get to know people through social media and then I feel like I really know them, or they’re my friend somehow. Not that people don’t make friends on social media, I have, but what if sometimes all of this access is too much. Continue reading “Conscious Consumer”
Livin’ on a Prayer
Anyone ever feel like they are just livin’ on a prayer, no, is it just me? Ha! Maybe it is. But there is no other place I would rather be. I’m the product of a fervent prayer life (thank you mommas). My children are the results of prayers. My life is sustained by prayer. I think maybe we have this misconception of what prayer is. Like I said we can often think of prayers as our wish for God to grant, but that’s not it at all. Continue reading “Livin’ on a Prayer”
My Best Ideas
Welp I posted my 100th post. It only took me 100 moments to finally get to this point in my life. A lot has happened in between, but one of the things I have known and started sitting with more and more is that I get a lot of ideas and thoughts in the shower. It’s my place. Some people have a big comfy chair or a little nook, maybe a porch or go on walks or runs. I get my best ideas in the shower. It’s where I’m most vulnerable. A lot of decisions have been made in the shower. A lot of conversations and sometimes just drawing on the glass. Some of the thoughts are fleeting and others stick around and sink in as I go. So I’ve decided to share some of my recent thoughts and reflections from the shower. Continue reading “My Best Ideas”
Tap, tap, 1, 2, 3,
Is this mic on? I want to acknowledge something. I know around these parts, on my blog and in my life I have shared my beliefs. Some may call it my soapbox, others, call it a platform, and then there is the buzz word influencer (I don’t by any means think I’m doing any such things). I like to call it sharing my heart. Call it what you want this is what’s going down around here. So if it doesn’t strike your fancy or you’re uninterested I highly recommend you stop reading right now and mosey on back to your regularly scheduled feed. And if you’re still interested go ahead and click the read more tab…go ahead I’ll meet you on the drop down. Continue reading “Tap, tap, 1, 2, 3,”
It’s a Matter of the Heart
My life has been turned upside down like a bully shaking a kid down for lunch money. All I have been doing is hoping my pants don’t give way to expose myself. So many of you have told me how strong I am, but truth is I’m not. There are so many days that I would much rather melt onto the floor in a puddle of my own tears. Thankfully all that has happened is, my heart has grown closer and closer to God. I used to have this weird perception of God, like he was some genie. If I prayed He would grant me my wish. Turns out that’s not the case and my heart is glad it isn’t because now I know the truth. Now I know He’s a Friend, a Counselor, a Healer, a Father, a Husband. He is everything I need when I need it. He’s there in every moment. Continue reading “It’s a Matter of the Heart”
It is well with my Soul 