Category: Motherhood
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No Sole Purpose
If you grew up in church, or have been a part of a church for any length of time, you’ve probably heard Colossians 3:23-24. “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart as working for the Lord, not for man, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as…
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The Beautiful Rainbow
The ultrasound tech takes her time scanning the growing baby in my belly. We make lighthearted small talk and her overall tone is friendly and upbeat, so I remain calm and unbothered when she takes longer than normal to look at my baby. “Okay, you’re all set! Your doctor will see you soon.” Even though…
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God Doesn’t Want Your Independence
American Christianity is a funny thing…. We as Americans generally pride ourselves in our independence, hard work, knowledge, “climbing the ladder”, being the best at what we do (whatever that may be)…we look at our work and our determination to define our success and we’re proud of what we can accomplish. While having pride in…
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God Sees the Postpartum You.
Postpartum is no…freaking…joke…. We all remember how we felt after giving birth and bringing that precious baby home, right? Constant fatigue, stress from a messy home that we never really had the time to clean, little-to-no socializing, barely making it anywhere on time, feeling like your life is moving a million miles an hour but…
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The Little Red Wagon
It was summertime and it felt like everything was going wrong. I can confidently say that the summer of 2022 felt like some of the worst months of my life. In June we suffered an early miscarriage. I was only 5 weeks along but our hearts were broken as we realized we would never get…
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Does Vulnerability Bring Healing?
Have you ever overshared with your friend to the point where you go home, hoping they don’t repeat a single word of what you just said? You think to yourself, “How did I let myself be so open with someone?! What if they tell anyone else what I just said and people look at me…
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5 Signs You’re Not Living Life to the Fullest
1. You don’t appreciate the little things. Life has its big moments that we remember for a lifetime, but life is mostly made up of small, everyday moments that are easy to forget if we’re not careful. When we don’t appreciate the little things, we feel that our lives become monotonous. We can even resent…