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Behind the Curtain of Motherhood
After having my second baby girl, I expected to love her immediately, just as I had with my first. I knew in my head that love would multiply as our family grew from three to four, but I was both surprised … Continue reading
Baby #2 Birth Day
My baby girl is nearly six weeks old, and I can hardly believe that much time has passed. The first three weeks after she was born felt like one of the longest days ever, a slow-motion yawn. Now that I’m … Continue reading
RELEASE Fear, Embrace Joy
Today, I’m writing with the Five Minute Friday community writing group, and this week’s word is RELEASE. If you’d like to join in, the linkup is here. I admit, I am a bit of a control freak. Since becoming a mother, … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday: REGRET no more
Today, I’m writing with the Five Minute Friday community writing group, and this week’s word is Regret. If you’d like to join in, the linkup is here. As humans, we all probably have borne our share of regret. Regret that we … Continue reading
Posted in attitude, fear, Forgiveness, grace, identity, life, worry
Tagged Five Minute Friday, Forgiveness, God, grace, joy, love, purpose, value, worth
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Learning Grace through Parenthood
A few weeks ago, I took my 17-month-old daughter to a bookstore to do some Christmas shopping. There, we were greeted with free Styrofoam cups full of spiced apple cider. I took a cup, and clearly my girl wanted a … Continue reading
Posted in baby, confidence, family, Forgiveness, grace, identity, life, love, patience
Tagged contentment, family, God, grace, guilt, joy, love, new parent, purpose
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No EXCUSE Necessary
Today I’m linking up with the Five Minute Friday community, writing for five minutes on a given prompt. This week’s word is EXCUSE. When my oldest niece, Eriah, was three years old, she had quite a vocabulary. You could … Continue reading
Posted in baby, creativity, family, grace, identity, life, love, patience
Tagged family, Five Minute Friday, grace, joy, love
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Five Minute Friday: Growth in the SILENCE
Today I’m linking up with the Five Minute Friday community, writing for five minutes on a given prompt. This week’s word is SILENCE. In the silence, you’re growing inside me. I can’t hear you or see you, but when … Continue reading
Day 22/31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2017: LIGHT
Day 22 Each morning, it is my prayer that I would be a light to everyone in my path. That the love of Jesus shines through me by my actions, my words, or even just in a smile. There are … Continue reading
Day 20/31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2017: DISCOVER
Day 20 I love watching my daughter experience new things, and providing new experiences for her to try. This summer as our crunchy grass needed water, I stuck her feet and hands in front of the sprinkler. She discovered the … Continue reading
Day 19/31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2017: BRAVE
Day 19 I used to be brave. I used to snowboard and hike mountain peaks and enjoy rollercoasters. And then I became a mother. The most exhilarating activities I enjoyed seem freaking insane to me right now. This week, my … Continue reading
Posted in confidence, family, identity, marriage
Tagged contentment, family, Five Minute Friday, identity, joy, purpose
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