I Wanted To Raise My Son To Put God First, But My Husband Showed Him How
I wanted to raise my son to be a gentleman. A man of integrity, kindness, gentleness, self-control . . . basically a guy with the fruits of the…
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Motherhood
I’m a Good Mom, You Just Caught Me in a Bad Moment
You know, it never fails. The two minutes my son is having a colossal meltdown in public, an innocent passerby hears me say something negative, or…
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I Don’t Know What I Did To Deserve You
I don’t know what I did to deserve you. I’ll never know what I did to be chosen as your mother. I could spend forever wracking my brain, trying…
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There’s Nothing Wrong With Being One and Done
I sat in the waiting room at my husband’s doctor’s office. I was a bundle of nerves. I tried keeping myself occupied by scrolling through…
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I Remember Life Before You, But I Can’t Imagine Life Without You
As soon as my son was born, happiness and freedom redefined themselves. Sacrificing my wants and needs were a struggle in the beginning, though. I…
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It’s Hard To Be a Working Mom and a Good Friend
Believe me when I say this, I know I am being a bad friend. Please don’t take it personally, I know I’m missing the important dates and…
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Miscarriage is Sad, and It’s OK To Say it Out Loud
I was 10-weeks pregnant, wiping ultrasound jelly off my stomach, and trying to focus on the weight of my husband’s hand on my shoulder to keep the…
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The True Weight of Motherhood is the Unrelenting Expectations
It was already a rough evening, not unlike most evenings. The tween was upset that I was—gasp!—making him do his school work. The 6-year-old was…
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I’m Done Apologizing For My Sensitive Kids
On his first day of kindergarten, my oldest son teared up, overwhelmed by the crowd of kids and parents in the school assembly hall. His little face,…
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There is No Just “Getting Over” Anxiety, But You’ll Never Face it Alone
Let me start off clarifying—I am not my anxiety. I am a Christian. I love Jesus. I trust Jesus. I teach and serve and pray in His powerful name.…
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