To the woman in Target who asked me why I looked so sane and calm as I shopped with my five kids. I wish I had the courage to tell you the truth. I wish I took the time to look you in the eye and ask you if you really wanted to know. Do Read more
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My husband gave me a gift this summer. He sent me for 4 days to work on the craft of writing. I found myself at She Speaks 2017. I thought I was going to pitch my book. That was my goal, that was my focus and plan. But God had a greater plan for my time there. I was there
It was 2012 and I found myself in another Bible study. That was my comfortable place. Those were the people that I identified with. At least that’s what I told myself. Ever since I had N and I was home for a large portion of the year, I would participate in mom’s groups and
Do you ever just look at the sky in awe? I had a lot of time over the last couple weeks to contemplate the sky. I took picture after picture. Each just as beautiful as the next and always different. Each way I turned my head was a new, beautiful view. This time enjoying the views of the
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Sometimes motherhood looks like this. Sometimes it is actually as I always imagined. Picturesque and full of fun and joy. Sometimes motherhood means cuddles and high fives. Sometimes its views are smiles and content children. However, sometimes motherhood looks like messes and smells like spit up. There are days of laughter and days of
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After our first pregnancy, we learned our lesson. We weren’t going to pretend that we could plan our family. We weren’t going to continue thinking we could do it on our own. We were going to trust God for whoever and whenever they would come. When we dreamed of adding a new baby, we trusted
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As a young married couple, we had decided to begin a family. My heart soared with excitement. I was ready. I had an annual doctor appointment and I excitedly told her that we were going to start trying for a family. I expected the returned excitement, maybe even congratulations. However, her reply was, “if you
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The summer after we moved into our new house I was doing a bible study with some friends on Prayer by O. Halesby. One particular Wednesday morning of the study sticks out to me. As I lugged the kids to church that morning, I could not have guessed how God would use what I was
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I find myself standing in the present looking back at many milestones along the way. I can see moments, almost tangible, that stick with me as lessons I have learned. Sometimes I forget to look back. Sometimes I forget the lessons I have learned or what God has done for me. I need to be
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