Melissa

The Winter of Our Contentment

January 23, 2026

At the time of my writing this, we, like many across the U.S., are bracing for unusually frigid weather. Texas children have been known to play outside on Christmas day in shorts ...

The Value in Learning to Struggle

January 16, 2026

I remember the day when Chad and I stopped somewhere in Arkansas on our way home from our wedding. We had been married in my little hometown in Texas and were driving to Nashville ...

15 Years of Blogging

January 11, 2026

In 2010, I wrote my very first blog post. I doubt that many people outside of my mom and my husband actually read it, but it was a small, shaky step toward some pretty incredible ...

Motherhood is a Mission, Not an Identity

January 5, 2026

Maybe it's my phase of life. I'm creeping ever closer to 50 years old, and suddenly all of those young mom things that I used to be targeted by on social media have changed. Now ...

The Winter of Our Contentment

The Value in Learning to Struggle

15 Years of Blogging

Motherhood is a Mission, Not an Identity

Don’t Miss Jesus

Into the Unknown

Death at the Manger

The Colors in Heaven

Thank the Lord for the Hard Stuff

The Collision of Joy and Tragedy

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