The Texas Hill Country is my church this Sunday. Waking up, these are the sounds of grace. Mom, whipping up eggs in the kitchen. Expert, loving hands. Hands that look like mine but with more practice on them, making those familiar smells of eggs and bacon and beans come out of pans. Hands I hope [...]
Going to the beach is a Spring Break tradition for a lot of families. My parents carted all 5 of us kids to the Texas coast every single year that I can remember. We camped on the beach, hunted for shells, went fishing, played in the sand – kid heaven. Now that I realize the [...]
As Einstein put it, “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” I may not be Einstein, but I did know if I spent one more morning… …late to school looking for a lost shoe …digging out a coat from a heaping pile …searching for a homework bag from the [...]
Spring Break is next week. I have a 2, 4 and 6 year old to keep entertained for many, many hours while keeping myself sane and happy too. While margaritas and patience will help with the sanity and happiness part, a mom friend recently shared this little idea she found on Pinterest that is too [...]
I just joined a new Bible Study group. This is a first for me. I went to church for many years. Then I didn’t. Now I find myself somewhere in between. It’s safe to say though I’m almost 39 I am still a beginner in my spiritual learning. I’ve always held a deep faith and [...]
Summer is fun and relaxed and awesome, but I still have at least 5 mouths to feed 3 times a day, depending on the day. My mom’s a teacher, and she always tells me to do what I can when I can, with what I have to make learning fun and easy. So, in a [...]
This is Avery. She is a 3 year-old Princess Summer Camp dropout. Avery has two brothers and in my effort to give her some special girl time this summer, and an opportunity for independence free from mom and the boys, I enrolled her in Princess Dance Camp. After 20 minutes of wailing in her tutu [...]
Timing is everything. And it’s divinely perfect when we think about it. Today, I called my good friend Betsy and thinking of her made me think of watching the movie Country Strong with her not too long ago, and swooning to the song “Timing is Everything” playing in the soundtrack. Hearing it come out of [...]
Sometimes the forecast of life surprises you, and delivers far more than you predicted, in a good way. For me, this week’s included newborn nephews and freshly fallen snow. Visionary women who follow their hearts. Being a student again at 37. These four little days in February will have a lot of history in them [...]
This New Year was not about fireworks or ball drops in Times Square. It was not about champagne or luck sealed by a spoonful of black-eyed peas. What I will remember this New Year’s is a 65-year old female ski instructor that looked like Yoda in a ski suit telling me, “you know, at some [...]
Hi! I'm, Maria. I'm a mom of three. That makes for a great three ring circus of a life I adore. I believe in the power of story. Most of all, I'm inspired by the stories of women pursuing their passions while being moms. Welcome to my little journey, and the messy, beautiful, curious discoveries that happen along the way...
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