These Are the Hands: A Prayer for a Mother and Child
July 25, 2018
These are the hands of your number one fan—hands that pressed you against my heart in ecstasy as I realized you were mine
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The Downside of Having Expectations for a ‘Perfect’ Family Vacation
July 2, 2018
Expectations are never a good thing. Especially when yoked to the hopes and dreams surrounding a family vacation. Life guarantees things will never go as planned. If we get caught up in the disappointment, we risk stealing everyone’s joy, including our own.
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Our Kids See Us From a Jesus-eye View and We Should Follow Suit
June 18, 2018
We aren’t the best judge of our character, especially if brokenness lingers beneath our surface. I think we can all do a better job of seeing ourselves through the eyes of love. We are made from love to be love in the world, after all, so we need only believe this because Jesus says it’s true and He uses our kin to prove His testimony.
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There is Power in Love—Our Kids Are Proof
May 28, 2018
Believing love wins is hard to swallow in the face of immense suffering, both within our personal circle and across the globe. We need faith, trust, and hope in what we can’t see to help us digest the anguish. Kids seem to have these three things mastered.
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How to Find Emotional Balance in Motherhood
April 30, 2018
What if a perfect blend of spiritual trust and surrender is the best cocktail for getting us through our most trying, stressful, wonky times? (not that I’m throwing wine under the bus)
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Confessions of a Struggling to Let Go Momma
April 24, 2018
My journey through the “that was then, but this is now” space in raising young adults. I have a knack of trying to do God’s job for him. So far, it hasn’t worked out.
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Tomorrow is a new day, weary Momma…
April 11, 2018
Whether God chose 24 hours or 4 to represent a day makes no difference. The glory is in the dawn. An opportunity to start over when the sun comes up no matter what was wreaking havoc in our world when the sun went down.
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Are We Reflecting Love to Our Kids or Going Through the Motions?
March 20, 2018
When it comes to adulting, love is who we are, but unfortunately not all we know. The practice of “being still in God’s presence” is no longer second nature. Which means if we aren’t mindful and making a conscious effort, the reflecting of love is probably not going on as much as we think.
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Why ‘Goodnight Moon’ and ‘This Is Us’ Will Forever Co-Exist
March 7, 2018
Whose soul-bound idea was it to write Goodnight Moon into the script anyway? Weaving such a unique thread through an episode set out to prove the human collective has shared experiences across every spectrum is creative genius.
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