It’s Wednesday, sweet friends. I don’t know what that means for you (other than some fabulous links brought to you from a lady in her pajamas who guzzles her coffee because she ain’t got time for sippin’.) For me, however, it means trash day. 

I find trash day to be a funny thing. I mean, I want it to come because a family of six produces a whole. lot. of. trash. Yet, I dread the whole trash removal process. The emptying of the various household trash cans. The attempt to make it all fit in the big, green receptacle which always seems to smell like death. The art of rolling it to the curb while only touching it with the tips of your fingers because, hello, it’s a large pile of trash that smells like death.

I began thinking about this last night as I kept my husband awake until 2:00 a.m. purging my mind of all the worries I had been hoarding for several weeks. See, we all have trash. We all have issues that we need to tie up, take to the curb and leave. It’s not always that easy, is it? We just want to hold on to our trash and pretend that it doesn’t stink. Sometimes, however, we need someone to speak truth. Someone must stand up and say the emperor has no clothes or, in our case, tell us that our trash does stink.

So, today, let’s just be honest and quit pretending that we don’t all have trash. ‘Kay? Let’s pause and ask God to reveal those things that we need to remove from our hearts, minds and homes. You have trash and it’s okay because I do, too. But, if we would just open up to one another, we could work together and take it to the curb.

Y’all are sweeter than Nutella on a graham cracker.

Happy Wednesday!

• When You’re Wondering: How God Feels About Storms at A Holy Experience
• What Every Son Needs to Hear at We are THAT Family
• 9 Tips for Studying the Bible at LifeWay Women’s All Access
• Energy Left to Move Forward at Going Beyond

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ALSO – don’t forget to join the roll call (a.k.a. prayer chain) we’ve got going on in yesterday’s post!)

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Stacy Edwards (@sjedwards) is a trucker’s daughter and a pastor’s wife. She is a freelance writer and a homeschooling mom to four fabulous little girls. Stacy blogs at Servant’s Life where she uses her words to point others to the hope and encouragement found in Christ. If you need her, she’s probably hiding in the bathroom.

To all of the tired moms -

What you are doing matters.

The baby rocking, floor sweeping, towel folding, and macaroni making – it matters.

The lunch packing, carpooling, homework helping, and recital watching – it matters.

The rule making, grace giving, patient listening and boundary setting – it matters.

And it is a beautiful thing you do.

Happy Mother’s Day!

• So God Made a Mother at A Holy Experience
• You are mighty, because you mother by Lisa-Jo Baker
• Because it’s almost Mother’s Day and a $50 gift card giveaway at Big Mama’s Place

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Stacy Edwards (@sjedwards) is a trucker’s daughter and a pastor’s wife. She is a freelance writer and a homeschooling mom to four fabulous little girls. Stacy blogs at Servant’s Life where she uses her words to point others to the hope and encouragement found in Christ. If you need her, she’s probably hiding in the bathroom.

It’s Wednesday and it’s sunny. Those are good things. I’m sure I’m not the only one, however, with a bit of a heavy heart. The tragedy in Boston is another reminder that this place is not our home. I wish I didn’t constantly need those reminders.

Anyone else feeling a little homesick for heaven?

• 2013 Siesta Scripture Memory Team: Verse 8 at Living Proof Ministries (Because, when Beth Moore has a flight delay, we get a word!)
• Countdown to Gideon at Going Beyond
• Quiet and Small, It’s Okay by Kelly Minter (In a world where bigger is deemed better, this is a great reminder that some of us are called to quiet and small…and it’s okay.)

I’m so glad that our JOY is not determined by our circumstances.

You, my friends, are loved!

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Stacy Edwards is a trucker’s daughter and a pastor’s wife. She is a freelance writer and a homeschooling mom to four fabulous little girls. Stacy blogs at Servant’s Life where she uses her words to point others to the hope and encouragement found in Christ. If you need her, she’s probably hiding in the bathroom. You can follow Stacy on Twitter (

Guess what, y’all! It is Spring! If you are like me, there were days when you feared it would not come. Yet, here it is. This makes me, in the words of Phil Robertson, happy, happy, happy. 

• Between You and Me – A Giveaway at The Big Mama Blog (This first link is one which contains a FABULOUS giveaway. You will want to hop on over and put your hat in the ring for this one.)
• And Then the Conference Uninvited Me to Speak by Jen Hatmaker (A woman full of grace and understanding.)
• The (Closet) 5+ Year Club at Living Proof Ministries (Because, sometimes, you need a post that is about nothing except clothes.)
• After Steubenville: 25 Things Our Sons need to know about Manhood at A Holy Experience (Powerful words for anyone with a young man in their lives.)

Have a great rest of the week, friends!

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Stacy Edwards is a trucker’s daughter and a pastor’s wife. She is a freelance writer and a homeschooling mom to four fabulous little girls. Stacy blogs at Servant’s Life where she uses her words to point others to the hope and encouragement found in Christ. If you need her, she’s probably hiding in the bathroom.

Sometimes, as a writer, you go to the well and it is just all dried up. There are days when all that is bouncing around this head of mine is, “I’m the map. I’m the map. I’m the map. I’m the map.” Dora, anyone? Some days, I am too busy trying to remember if I showered yesterday to come up with anything witty or inspiring to write.

Yes, today is one of those days. You, however, are in luck because it is Wednesday! Wednesday means I have the honor of pointing you in the direction of other people who do actually have something to say.

So, here we go!

• Six Ways to Help Your Children Find Their Way at We are THAT Family
• How to Find Happiness in the Dark at A Holy Experience
• Let the Future Begin – A Giveaway at The Big Mama Blog
• Interview with Phil Robertson at LifeWay (Okay, so, Duck Dynasty. Great show. Great family. Great testimony. If you don’t like the show, you will now, Jack.)

Y’all are better than Nutella on a graham cracker. Happy Wednesday!

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Stacy Edwards is a trucker’s daughter and a pastor’s wife. She is a freelance writer and a homeschooling mom to four fabulous little girls. Stacy blogs at Servant’s Life where she uses her words to point others to the hope and encouragement found in Christ. If you need her, she’s probably hiding in the bathroom.

Old man winter is such a tease. Three days of “chance of accumulation” turned into nothing more than a slippery sidewalk at our house. I may live in the south now, but the yankee-born side of me loves a good snow. It does not look like that is going to happen this year. So, Mr. Winter, if I can’t have a good old fashioned, reminiscent of my Ohio childhood kind of snow, then bring on Spring for cryin’ out loud!

It may not be a snow day in these parts, but it is Wednesday! That means it is time for Mid-Week Links. It really is one of my favorite days. I get to read some amazing blogs and then pass them along! I have a couple blogs today that I don’t think I’ve highlighted before. They are really good ones, too.

• Skip the dress. Buy water instead. at Heirs With Christ. (As a mama to four girls, I always fall prey to the matching Easter dress thing. This year, I think water sounds pretty good.)
• Stinky House Prayer at Home and a Future (Jen is an honest and fabulous writer. You’ll want to subscribe to this blog.)
• More Grace: On Not Being Mean, Hateful, and Horrible by Jen Hatmaker (Do you ever find yourself being critical of other people, your church, your kids, yourself…okay, let’s all put our hands down and go read this.)
• What “Perfect Love” Says as it’s Driving Out Fear by Michael Kelley (Because “what if…” sometimes does happen.)

That’s all for today, folks. Stay warm. Love on someone. Drink some coffee for me because I ran out yesterday, forgot to buy more, and I may not make it through the morning without a nap.

Love y’all SO MUCH!

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I had a really good hair day yesterday and I really wished Sean Mitchell from middle school was there to see it.  He always got endless amounts of enjoyment by tormenting me and I believe he would have regretted it if only he had seen that amazing hair. 

And, I was feeling particularly snazzy because I was wearing my skinny jeans.  And, by skinny jeans, I mean the ones that make me feel skinny.  Not the skinny jeans because those make me look, well, the opposite of skinny. Speaking of skinny, I have entered back into the world of Zumba this week. It felt so good that I celebrated with a box of Thin Mints.

I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday full of laughter because…

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. - e.e. cummings

• I’d Say 15 Years of LPL is Worth Celebrating, Don’t You? at Living Proof Ministries (A great video of Beth Moore and Travis Cottrell)
• The Big Reveal: What Faith is From First to Last at A Holy Experience (This is actually a guest post by Liz Curtis Higgs – an amazing author and source of encouragement)
• Liz Curtis Higg’s blog (Because you really need to read her stuff)
• Five Things But Without a Fifth Thing by Big Mama (Because every day is a little better with Big Mama)

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Stacy Edwards is a trucker’s daughter and a pastor’s wife. She is a freelance writer and a mom to four fabulous little girls. Stacy blogs at Servant’s Life where she uses her words to point others to the hope and encouragement found in Christ.