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Continue reading →: Let Them HelpLet them help. Even if it takes you twice as long as it would if you were doing it alone.Even if you have to re-do everything they just did.Even if it tests every ounce of patience in your body. Let them help. You’re teaching important skills, mama.You’re empowering them to…
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Continue reading →: I Will Always Choose YouMy youngest is in this stage where she insists on holding my hand while we eat meals. And quite frankly, it really annoyed me at first. (I mean, come on, kid. Is it really asking too much for me to use both hands to hold my coffee cup or turkey…
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Continue reading →: I Hope They Remember the Small StuffI’m starting to learn that I don’t have to jam-pack my kids’ childhood to make it memorable. Don’t get me wrong, the traditions and the adventures are important, and I hope my girls look back on those things fondly. But I also hope they remember the small stuff. I hope…
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Continue reading →: The Holidays can be Hard, but They’re Never Too Much for Jesus“You okay, mom? You seem a little down.” My oldest asked me the other night. I paused for a minute, not exactly sure how to respond. On one hand, I wanted to protect her from unnecessary weight that wasn’t hers to carry. On the other hand, I saw a great…
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Continue reading →: We Can Trust the Author who is Penning our PagesHe is writing my story perfectly. That is what I want to remember as this calendar year winds down and the new one begins. As I’ve been reflecting on all that has happened in the last twelve months, this is the saying that keeps coming to my mind. He is…
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Continue reading →: When You Don’t Feel Like it…Choose to Love Anyway.I set out my husband’s vitamins for him the other night. Not because I wanted to. I didn’t. It was late. I was exhausted. Even this simplest of tasks seemed daunting. But I did it anyway. Not because I felt like it. But because love is so much more than…
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Continue reading →: Navigating Life’s Storms TogetherYou know the saying “Don’t let your own storms get your people yet?” I used to really like it. But truthfully, the more I think about it, I really don’t think I do. Because here’s the deal — our storms ARE going to get our people wet. They just are.…
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Continue reading →: But What If You CAN?What’s that dream stirring in your heart, friend? What’s that passion that sets your soul on fire? What’s that idea burning in your spirit but you’re too afraid to do anything with it? What if you took the leap of faith anyway? What if you decided not to let the…
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Continue reading →: God’s Word Welcomes Your Anxious HeartExcuse me as I get on my soap box for just a minute here. To anyone battling anxiety who has had Bible verses thrown in their face, let me tell you something right now. Those verses that are constantly being preached to you? They’re in God’s Word to encourage you,…
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Continue reading →: Healing is not LinearIf you’ve been around here for a while, you know that I was on anxiety medication for well over a year after my oldest was born. Then by God’s grace, I was able to ween off of it, and I haven’t needed it ever since. But fast forward to this…
