Sometimes I’m Too Tired to Pray
Sometimes I am too tired to pray. Some nights I lay down and I don’t think twice about it. I think about the two beautiful souls lying in the…
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Dear Toddler, Sorry For All the Mama Drama
It happened again. For, like, the millionth time this week, if that’s even possible. You had been up since 6:30 and we didn’t have anywhere to be…
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If This Messy Mom Bun Could Talk
On a good day, I take a shower, slip into a pair of jeans fresh out of the dryer. My hair will be dried with a round brush, and straightened with a…
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When the Hurry Becomes Too Hectic, Become the Mom Who Slows Life Down
In the midst of our daily morning rush I swept through the house as quickly as I could, probably resembling a small hurricane and leaving my children…
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Considering All I Do As a Working Mom, It’s a Miracle I’m Even Here
It’s a miracle I’m even here. These are the words I mumble to myself when I sit down at my desk every day. The fact that I made it at all feels…
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Because One Day, We’ll Run Out of Time For Another Empty “Just a Minute”
The first time it slipped off his 7-year-old tongue, I cringed. My shoulders tensed. This is what I had feared, the attitudes that might accompany…
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To the Mom in the Trenches: Your Time is Coming
In the last few years, two moms have given me advice I’ve never forgotten. Their advice was simple but profound: there will be time for that later,…
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When Mama’s Always Busy
“Mommy never plays with us because she is always getting ready.” Ouch. Those were the words my 4-year-old told my husband yesterday as they were…
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One Day I’m Going to Miss These Moments That Are Happening Before My Very Eyes
Kids move so slow sometimes. It can drive a parent mad. I find myself wanting to rush my toddler, wanting him to hurry. Sometimes I want him to eat…
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Jesus Wants You to Rest, Sweet Mama
“Wilbur didn’t want food, he wanted love.” ~ E.B. White Stopping is the hardest thing to do. Stopping chores . . . stopping busyness . . .…
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