5 Simple Christmas Traditions for 2020

The year of 2020 has certainly been one like none other. And in true 2020 fashion, your Christmas may need to look a bit different as well. I wanted to drop some of our favorite simple traditions here so that you and your family could…

The Million Dollar Question

When my youngest came into my room in the morning hours earlier this week, I thought I heard her ask, “Mom, will you read me the Bible?” I mean, we do read the Bible together on a regular basis but it still seemed a strange…

Digging for Treasure

Metal detecting. Not a world I had known much about until about two years ago. My son is a big fan and takes every chance he gets to discover and explore. Whenever we go somewhere new or travel, he is sure to fit his gear…

Two Wolves

Maybe you have already heard of the age old Cherokee tale where a grandfather is teaching his grandson about two battling wolves. One wolf represents fear, sorrow, lies, envy and anger. The other wolf represents joy, kindness, truth, compassion and peace. After his grandfather explains…

Making More Time to Read

If you and I find ourselves in conversation with one another, you might hear, “I’m reading this book…” And many times, I have heard back “How do you find time to read so much?!?” It secretly cracks me up to hear this response because truth…

Messy Hair, Don’t Care…or Do We?

We have all seen the t-shirts or the memes or the mugs with the phrase “Messy Hair, Don’t Care”, right? I am sure we often chuckle because we can totally relate. We throw that hair up in a messy bun as often as we can…

Shut the Door

Many scriptures have been brought to light during this pandemic. There have been many truths and verses that have been shown to me either through the Word itself or through those around me. One verse in particular brought to light for me was Isaiah 26:20….

Why Now?

Why on earth would one begin a blog in the middle of a pandemic and with so much civil unrest happening around us? To which I would respond, “Why not?” If anything, we are in a time where we need hope. We need encouragement. Moms,…

Hello World!

Welcome to Scribbles in the Chaos! I am happy that you found me in my little corner of the internet world and very excited to share my scribbles with you! “Why Scribbles in the Chaos?”, you may ask. Well, for the last 14 years of…