I Put My Holiday Decorations Up Early And I’m Not Sorry
“Are you seriously going to keep that thing in there all year?” my husband asked. I turned around and smiled at him as I placed my…
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As Your Mom, I No Longer Control Your Happiness—And That’s Tough
Hey, sweetie . . . it’s mom. I’ve been feeling a little unsettled lately. Not just “life is crazy and there’s always something…
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Dear Rainbow Baby, You Bring So Much Joy
He asks me to watch him swing every day. Sometimes I watch him through the window as I make dinner. Other times I pull up the little, blue lawn…
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My Boys Wished For Birds—And It Was Just What We All Needed
My 9-year-old son slept poorly seven nights ago. He awoke the next morning with tears in his eyes. I sent him to bed with bad news ringing in his…
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It’s a Joy to Be Broken For You
I can’t feel my arm—it’s bent around the headrest behind me to hold your hand as you fall asleep. Your tiny fingers use mine to rub your eyes…
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Mom Wouldn’t Want Me To Just Survive Christmas—She’d Tell Me To Embrace the Joy
To love Christmastime is to love my momma. Everything bright. Everything sweet. Everything happy. She was the embodiment of it all. Her childlike…
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The Joy You’ve Been Searching For is Right in Front of You
Let me tell you something about HER. You know the one. The mom behind you in school drop off. Boss babe goals, mother of three who looks like…
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Satan Knows How To Sneak Into Motherhood
Satan knows how to sneak into motherhood. And he wants to. Of course he does, because motherhood is an incredibly beautiful and rewarding experience.…
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When Joy Doesn’t Come, I’ll Stand With You in Sorrow
“Is that the best you can do?” I overhead this question a few Sundays ago when I was passing by two men from our church on my way…
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Shielding My Child From Loss on Earth is Hiding the Hope of Heaven
I was recently driving to a funeral with my sons. My preschooler kept asking where we were going, and I told him I had a meeting. I didn’t want to…
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