a life well-lived
I’m reading a book that is making me rethink the ordinary. My ordinary is filled with health and abundance. We leave each morning with kisses and end each day with… Read more a life well-lived →
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 →
what healing looks like
Growing up, I always imagined protecting my children from the world. I never even consider the possibility that my children could be hurt and scarred and battered. Parents are supposed to shield their children. Some days I feel like I’m a day late and a dollar short. There are those moments when I wish I had a magic wand and I could wave it and *poof* all would be easy. But then I look a little closer. There’s a lot of healing going on around here. To someone who isn’t… Read more what healing looks like →
eucharist
“I could not help but think that somewhere along the way we had missed what was radical about our faith and replaced it with what is comfortable.” — David Platt
dear sleep
Dear Sleep, I like you. You take the big problems of the day, fold them during the night, and show me them in the morning as they actually are: insignificant. You fortify me from germs, saving me from sickness. You protect me from stress. You wrap me in perspective. You restore me. Thank you,Ruth In January I collected this quote from Julie Ackerman — What God accomplishes in our bodies while we drift off to dreamland is nothing short of miraculous. While we do nothing, God replenishes our energy, rebuilds… Read more dear sleep →
energy for today
Andy smiles as I stir awake. The alarm sounds hours after I prefer. I groan, because of the disappointment of missing my bedtime and needing the sleep to restore. “Don’t worry,” he says, “We have the whole day.” Sam’s footsteps on the steps make me smile, but not as much as the way he runs from the doorway to me, flinging himself onto the couch in a full hug. He giggles. It restores my soul.He jumps down, picks three books off of the shelf and tosses them on the couch… Read more energy for today →
demanding
Disappointed. This is what I’m feeling right now. Yesterday demanded something of me every single minute. Most of what was demanded, I didn’t want to give. The thing I’m most disappointed about isn’t the unintended messages or the grumbling people or even the visit that went too long past my bedtime, the thing I am most disappointed about is I didn’t get to slice. I know many people write posts ahead of time. Others keep a back up post in their queue for days like yesterday. However, I’ve challenged myself… Read more demanding →
opening books together
“I’d rather stay home with Mom.” I’m not even joking, these are the exact words out of Sam’s mouth when we asked him to get ready to go to Club Riot, the Wednesday evening meeting for kids every March and October. The girls love it. Sam always opts to stay home. I thought he’d go this time around.Is it bad that a little part of me is glad he turned it down again to stay home with me? Before the rest of the family was even out of the garage,… Read more opening books together →
Ruth Ayres Writes 