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Marriage
June 12, 2019
4 Minute Read

To the Self-Conscious Wife Afraid to be Seen

It’s not uncommon for the lights to go out on our sex lives when couplehood is suddenly redefined by parenthood. I’m not just referring…

Living
June 4, 2019
6 Minute Read

I’m Finally Losing the Weight

I’ve carried this weight since I was 11. That’s when it came, unbidden, unwanted, and for me, unexpected. It showed up everywhere, my legs, my…

Baby, Motherhood
May 28, 2019
4 Minute Read

You Are More Than Your Postpartum Body

I looked down at my puffy, pasty thighs, the lemony lighting of the dressing room highlighting every angle of the enlarged lumps and humps of my…

Friendship, Living, Motherhood
May 24, 2019
6 Minute Read

The Gift of Your 30s

It hit me this week. It started with me almost puking during an exercise class because I got so winded that I couldn’t breathe. But it really hit…

Child, Faith, Kids
May 24, 2019
4 Minute Read

Dear Child, Know This: You Are Created in God’s Image and Loved Beyond Measure

“I’m weird.” The words shot across the interior of our car and pierced my heart like an arrow. “What do you mean, buddy? Why would you say…

Motherhood
May 20, 2019
8 Minute Read

A Peek Behind the Picket Fence of a “Perfect Family”

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but what exactly are those words? What’s the worth of something that’s carefully curated, filtered,…

Kids, Motherhood
May 20, 2019
5 Minute Read

Your Kids Are Watching What—And How—You Eat

Sitting at the airport reading a friend’s beautiful book and minding my own business over my Cheddar Jack Cheeze-Its because I’m classy,…

Faith, Motherhood
March 9, 2019
3 Minute Read

Rest in the Truth, Weary Mama: You Are a Masterpiece

When I look in the mirror, sometimes I see a jaded version of myself. But sometimes I see me for who I am. Fearfully and wonderfully made. A…

Kids, Living, Motherhood
January 28, 2019
5 Minute Read

Why I Stopped Criticizing My Body in Front of My Daughter

After having my second baby in less than as many years, things just weren’t the same. I’d gained 53 pounds in nine months. I had an 8-pound baby…

Motherhood
January 21, 2019
3 Minute Read

I Am Beautiful and I Am Enough

It is difficult, to say the least, to look at myself in the mirror and think positively about what is looking back at me. I’ve struggled with body…

self image

To the Self-Conscious Wife Afraid to be Seen

I’m Finally Losing the Weight

You Are More Than Your Postpartum Body

The Gift of Your 30s

Dear Child, Know This: You Are Created in God’s Image and Loved Beyond Measure

A Peek Behind the Picket Fence of a “Perfect Family”

Your Kids Are Watching What—And How—You Eat

Rest in the Truth, Weary Mama: You Are a Masterpiece

Why I Stopped Criticizing My Body in Front of My Daughter

I Am Beautiful and I Am Enough

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