Joy in the Journey

 Hey mamas! I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth, but I do feel like I am barely keeping my head above water right now, so I am posting another throwback this week. I think it’s a great read, and I hope you enjoy it.  https://www.joyhereinthejourney.com/2019/11/should-babies-cry.html

It’s strange when the words you need to hear come from your past self. I am mourning this week, and here is what I had to say about it last year…   https://www.joyhereinthejourney.com/2021/05/mourning.html

 Hey mamas, I’m still here. Sorry I have been a little M.I.A. lately. As I’ve said, I’ve been going through a rough patch. Postnatal hormones and some other things have really been hitting me hard.  I don’t want to be like this. I don’t want to be crying at the drop of a hat and feeling overwhelmed and lonely all the time, but it is something I am walking through. I’ve been trying to figure it all out and praying for guidance. I’ve been trying to worship and read my Bible every day. I’ve been trying to think the right thoughts. It’s all been such a deep, soul wrenching struggle.  It’s winter steelhead season here in the PNW and fishing on the river is one of my happy places so I’ve taken the kids out a few times this week. I love being out on the beautiful gravel bar with all the fresh air and the kids running around and playing, wild and free like my brother and I did when I was a child. We only got two days of schoolwork done this week but I really felt like that was al...

  https://www.joyhereinthejourney.com/2021/04/not-my-burden.html