favorite bits
{words to start the week} Paul W. Hankins wrote “We Have a Code Situation: When the Heart of a Reader is in Arrest” for the Nerdy Book Club blog last… Read more favorite bits →
words to start the week
Those who are living get scarred. Scars are proof of overcoming. Scars are signs of vitality. Scars are evidence of strength. This isn’t such a bad thing.
{story} five minute friday
Go I’m embracing a story of insteads. Instead of giving birth to a baby girl with my curls and an infant boy with his eyes, our babies were grown in… Read more {story} five minute friday →
{broken} five minute friday
Go He breaks everything! These words were spoken too many times each day after our new son came home last January. It was a true statement. Frustration, anxiety, anger, confusion… Read more {broken} five minute friday →
10 things i wish someone would have told me
One of the first photos of the three kids when weadopted the girls in 2008. When we adopted our daughters in 2008 they were ages 4 and 6. Sometimes ignorance… Read more 10 things i wish someone would have told me →
keep trying (sols)
Hannah baked six cakes last weekend. One on Saturday and five on Sunday. They weren’t just any cakes. They were 4-H cakes. If you are familiar with 4-H, then you… Read more keep trying (sols) →
coming home + a miracle
Today all of the kids came home after being at sleep-away church camps. It’s like pieces of my heart are back in the places they are supposed to be. Sometimes… Read more coming home + a miracle →
it’s one of those days…
I sent a text last night that read: Pray for us. It’s getting rough. Can you imagine only knowing tolerance? People endure you, but never encourage. People notice you, but… Read more it’s one of those days… →
mother’s day
It would be easy to write a sweet little Mother’s Day post tonight. After all, I spent it with my mom and grandma, Andy’s mom, and our dads. I spent… Read more mother’s day →
Ruth Ayres Writes 