At Home With Dot

This week I was hit with jealousy. The kind of jealousy that causes a domino effect in your thoughts and how you act. I was jealous because I saw someone else experiencing great success in their career.  I'm usually not the jealous type but the Lord is using this situation to fully show His path for me is perfect. You see, the person I was struggling in jealousy over was my husband.  Can you believe that? Don't get me wrong, I'm also very proud of what he has accomplished and how hard he works for our family. That's why I was shocked and confused when these emotions started servicing. So, I began to reflect on this source of jealousy and ultimately my choice to be discontent. As I reflect on where the Lord currently has me; it causes me to think about where I have been. So take a little journey with me... Many, many years ago I started my college career as a Psychology major. I liked the idea of helping others and counseling those in need. We...

A Book I Referred To Several Times As a First Time Mom I was brought out of my slumber once again by a sick child moaning "mamma" in their bed. We are currently in week four where one or more members have been sick. So, this has inspired my current blog post. Typically it is no fun having sick children. However, in some cases, it truly is a blessing. I'm seeing this season as a blessing because its slowing my children down for a time and me as well. You know Psalms 23? Well, I've been reflecting on this verse as I care for our household's health.  The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2       He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3       he refreshes my soul. Did you catch that? "He MAKES me lie down..." Have you ever thought of sickness as something He brings to make us lie down? As a mom I know my plate can become full quickly and I ...

Do you have shadows in your home? I'm not writing about the shadows that are created by the sun streaming through your windows. The shadows I'm writing about are the ones that linger longer than they should creating feelings of unrest (well for me they do). One such shadow in my home has been my children's bedrooms. I was ok simply shutting the doors and slowly chipping away at the cleaning. However, shutting those doors also meant I was keeping the younger siblings out of their rooms because (if we're honest) the space was not safe for littles to explore. So, it was time for a change. Do you have children that want to keep everything? You know, the ones that see something you've thrown away and say "mom, this isn't trash I want to keep this" and then proceed to take it back out of the trash. Or how about the ones that are sentimental and want to keep random candy wrappers or every shell found from your beach trips? These are my older chi...