My oldest recently finished her first year of middle school. It was quite a learning experience – perhaps more for me than for her. There were highs and lows, unexpected […]
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This parenting gig comes with all sorts of worries. Some we have a small amount of control over – like making sure we don’t run out of milk or that […]
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I’ve got a birthday coming up. The big 3-9. An age that can no longer be classified as “mid-30s,” and is one slippery year away from the once-dreaded 40. Mostly, […]
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That’s all I could say. That’s all I could do. Over and over, rocking and rocking, whispering in his ear as he clung to my neck – Mama’s here. Mama’s here. I have you now.
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There will come a day when you’ll need to know that snakes
could be hiding where you least expect them.
But today – today is not that day. Because I see you, baby.
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I wanted to be able to know God’s word so well, to have it ingrained in my heart and mind so deeply, that I wouldn’t need to look it up when I needed it, because it would already be there.
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Once upon a time there was a young boy who went to the park with his mama. He ran up to the playground and sped around it trying to find […]
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He knew you would need someone to turn to in the middle of the night that would hold you close instead of push you away. So God made a family. […]
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It was after 9 pm. I had unofficially “clocked out” for the day. I say unofficial because you’re never REALLY off the clock as a parent, but by 9 pm […]
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As a mom, I’m constantly trying to teach thankfulness to my kids. Not just at Thanksgiving, but throughout the whole year. I want them to recognize the blessings they have […]
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