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Baby, Child, Kids
May 21, 2019
5 Minute Read

Carry Your Children While You Can

You always carry her. You hold her a lot. You pick her up so much. Carrying my baby brought on a lot of commentary when I was a new mom. “Up,” my…

Kids, Motherhood
May 17, 2019
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I Don’t Love Every Moment of Motherhood, But I Love Being Their Mom

I don’t love motherhood. Not every day. Not every hour. Not every minute. It takes so much out of me. Demands all of me. It is exhausting. It is…

Kids, Motherhood
May 17, 2019
3 Minute Read

Not Every Day is a Home Run Day

My kid didn’t hit the home run today. This time, my kid was the one who let the ball roll right between his legs with bases loaded in the last…

Child, Kids, Motherhood
May 17, 2019
5 Minute Read

I’m the Oldest Mom at Preschool, and I’m (Mostly) OK With That

I’ve got a birthday coming up. The big 3-9. An age that can no longer be classified as “mid-30s” and is one slippery year away from the…

Kids, Motherhood
May 16, 2019
4 Minute Read

There’s Proof of Life in Every Corner of Our Home

“I love that you can see the football field,” my husband said as we sat at the dinner table. He was looking out the windows to our backyard. The…

Faith, Motherhood
May 16, 2019
4 Minute Read

In Motherhood, God Shows Us How Desperately We Need Him

I’ve wanted to be a mom for as long as I can remember. As a child, I would dream of someday having babies and staying home to raise them. Whenever…

Kids, Motherhood
May 15, 2019
5 Minute Read

Being a Parent is Exhausting Even If Your Child Isn’t

Whether you stay at home, work at home, work away or maybe even live away from your children, if you are a parent, chances are, honey you’re…

Kids, Motherhood
May 15, 2019
3 Minute Read

We’re Parenting in Silos

My daughter is sweet, loyal and loving. But, she’s also a handful. And I know it. I know it when we’re out, and people look away. I know…

Kids, Motherhood
May 14, 2019
5 Minute Read

Motherhood is Beautiful Chaos

Moms love trying to fold laundry while little bodies flail back and forth in the clean pile, rolling like pigs in a sty as their tiny arms whisk out…

Child, Faith, Motherhood
May 14, 2019
2 Minute Read

Sweet Child, We Prayed For You

As another month passed by, and the tears came streaming through, I wiped my eyes, full of doubt and fear, crying, “Sweet baby, where are…

raising kids

Carry Your Children While You Can

I Don’t Love Every Moment of Motherhood, But I Love Being Their Mom

Not Every Day is a Home Run Day

I’m the Oldest Mom at Preschool, and I’m (Mostly) OK With That

There’s Proof of Life in Every Corner of Our Home

In Motherhood, God Shows Us How Desperately We Need Him

Being a Parent is Exhausting Even If Your Child Isn’t

We’re Parenting in Silos

Motherhood is Beautiful Chaos

Sweet Child, We Prayed For You

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