By Kristyn Perez
The Daily Grace Co. Community Leader
The other day I asked my kids if they knew how many hairs they had on their heads. They answered with typical 4-year old answers, “A lot! Is it 50 mama? Or maybe even 100?!”
One of my daughters looked at me timidly to gauge if she had answered right.…
By Stefanie Boyles
Staff Writer for The Daily Grace Co.
One of my favorite quotes is by Goethe, and it reads, “Cease endlessly striving for what you want to do and learn to love what must be done.” It sits on my windowsill by my kitchen sink—I can conveniently read it while doing the dishes. It’s in a strategic location—I find myself standing in front of that particular window quite often as a mom of three little ones who seem to need at least three meals a day along with countless snacks. It reminds me to find joy in the glorious mundane of motherhood. It beckons my heart to delight in this particular calling, and it reminds me to serve my family as if I were serving the Lord.
But over the years, I’ve realized a tendency in my heart to swing to the opposite side of the pendulum.…
By Stefanie Boyles
Staff Writer for The Daily Grace Co.
Before the start of a new year, I take some time to reflect on the previous year. What were highlights from each month? How do I feel each area of my life is doing, like my relationships and personal health and spiritual growth? What lessons have I learned?…
What do you feel like you are waiting for right now?
A friend of mine asked me this question earlier this morning and it took me hours to respond.
There are many things I am waiting for answered prayers about: things like spiritual redemption in my family and job decisions for the future and finances to expand our house and timing for when to have another baby.…
