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The Needed Choice. The Better Choice.
Life is busy. I’m sure that statement rings true in your life as well. For various reasons, life is especially busy for Jack and me right now. The other day in my quiet time, I was reading Luke 10. In that chapter is a story of 2 sisters- Mary and Martha (Luke 10:38-42). To sum…
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When Life Doesn’t Go Your Way (Part 2)
The other day, I shared some Scripture the Lord led me to during Mom’s journey with cancer that can help answer the question of why life doesn’t turn out as we envisioned. You can check that out here- When Life Doesn’t Go Your Way (Part 1). Like I said, there will come a point (or…
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When Life Doesn’t Go Your Way (Part 1)
I firmly believe there comes a point (or points) in all of our lives where we realize that life isn’t going to turn out the way we had always planned it. That moment for me came when Mom was diagnosed with (and passed away from) brain cancer. You see, like most people, I had a…
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The One Resolution You Need to Make
How crazy is it that tomorrow is the last day of 2014?! This is the time of year that people usually tend to reflect on the good/bad of the year that is about to leave us, and plan and wish for things to come in the year that’s ahead. Typically, people begin planning their New…
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A Few of My Favorite Things!
It’s Christmas time! This time of year is SO fun. It is especially fun for our family this year as we will celebrate our first Christmas with Hunter. Now that we have a baby to celebrate with, Jack and I have had lots of fun talking about Christmas traditions that we have had and ones…
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7 Lessons Jesus Has Taught Me through Mommy-Hood
I have been a mommy for 5 months as of about a week ago. The Lord has used those 5 months to grow me and teach me in ways that I never could have imagined. Some of the lessons are kind of humorous, but other lessons have shown me the depths of His love. As I reflect on…
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Confessions of a New Mom
I am a mommy to a sweet 12 week old baby boy. In the past 12 weeks, I’ve experienced your typical mommy struggles: spit up, dirty diapers, no sleep, fussiness, etc. I was prepared for these struggles. People warned me about these things. However, one mommy struggle I wasn’t really prepared for was how hard…
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Dear Teenage Me….
My husband is a youth pastor and I teach high school. By the nature of our jobs, I hang around teenagers a lot. I love students that age and getting to minister to them. More specifically, I love getting to minister to teen girls. I have such a heart to help them navigate typical struggles…
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Stop Pressing Fast-Forward
As of this past Thursday, I am 31 weeks pregnant. I was so excited because we are finally in the single digit countdown- 9 weeks to go! Now that our sweet baby boy’s stuff is starting to take over our house & his nursery is slowly but surely coming together, I am getting more and…