A Big Family Can Mean Big Feelings
I'm a mother of six. Some are biological, and some are adopted. I homeschool most of them. I'm a "trauma…
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I'm a mother of six. Some are biological, and some are adopted. I homeschool most of them. I'm a "trauma…
Continue ReadingTrigger warning: Child loss I had a plan for summertime fun with my children. We had just returned from a…
Continue ReadingI’m standing in the shower rinsing the conditioner out of my hair with a toddler babbling at my feet, running…
Continue ReadingGod looked around at all He had created, and He knew He would need someone to teach His children. So…
Continue ReadingSurrender is scary. Giving in feels like defeat. Even when I know it’s the right thing, yielding everything to God…
Continue ReadingIt was a Wednesday morning when I sat around a table with a group of mamas I had just recently…
Continue ReadingHolding tight to the cold, sterile rail of the narrow, rollaway ER bed, I hovered helplessly over my oldest daughter.…
Continue Reading"'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm…
Continue ReadingGrowing up, I was known as the teacher’s pet, the smart aleck—the girl who tutored older kids with their chemistry…
Continue ReadingI’ve had a strong faith for as long as I can remember, but I always felt bad that I never…
Continue ReadingEarly this morning, I told (yelled is more accurate) my sons to get up with the same furious ferocity I…
Continue ReadingBlessed are you, Father, for bestowing upon me the honor of motherhood. For allowing me to experience the deep joy…
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