Dear Grandpa, To Us You Are Priceless
My father-in-law jokes that his name is “Where’s Grandma?” When my kids hear the familiar shutting of the car door in the driveway, it…
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This is Why We Needed To Come To Church
This past Sunday morning started just like every other Sunday morning starts. Little feet crept in to stand beside my bed while little eyes danced in…
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Over These Past Few Months, Our House Became Our Haven
Hey there, house. It’s me. I know I don’t clean you or take care of you as much as I used to. I don’t stand still or stop in rooms as often…
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We’ve Been Six Feet Apart For Six Months Now
All winter long my daughter complained because we hadn’t gotten much snow. Or we had the biggest snowstorms on the weekend. Many mornings I’d…
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Youth Sports Consumes Our Life, And We Wouldn’t Have it Any Other Way
The weekend is drawing near and without a doubt, I know the question is imminent—What are you doing this weekend? There is always a sense of…
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Dear Family, I’m Already Grieving the Holidays Without You
Dear family, It’s not even September yet, but with 2020 being kind of, umm, rough to put it mildly, everyone’s already got their…
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The Silent Struggle of Secondary Infertility
Another negative pregnancy test. Another period. Another cycle begins. Another hope for a child ends. I mourn my loss quietly in the bathroom,…
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Grandma Gets To Be Part of Our Family Fun With Help From This Cool Digital Frame
“It looks like you all had so much fun at the lake!” My grandma exclaimed over the phone last evening. I smiled and pictured her sitting…
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This Home May Be Old and Well-loved, But it Holds Our Precious Memories
My husband has a dream to build a home. Sometimes I think that would be great, everything would be fresh and new and made exactly how we want it.…
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Of All the Moms and Babies in the World, God Put Us Together
To my children, I don’t know why God chose to put us together. Of all the moms and all the babies, He knew in His infinite wisdom that the four of…
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