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Continue reading →: The Risk and Reward of FriendshipFriendships are hard. I have been the one who’s felt misunderstood, and I’ve also been the one who’s held the misunderstanding. I have been the one who’s been spoken to harshly, and I’ve also been the one who has spoken carelessly. I have been the one who was cut out…
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Continue reading →: A Full-Circle Moment I Didn’t Know I NeededA day in the not-so-distant past, I was the one reading board books to my daughter. Then I blinked, and now she’s the one reading the exact same books to her little sister. Because she can read now. READ! And I guess it took one of these full-circle moments on…
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Continue reading →: Back to School is so BittersweetWe took our girl to go school shopping last week, and never have I ever felt so many emotions in such a short period of time. The joy of walking into those doors was undeniable. She could hardly contain her excitement as she pranced over to the shoe section to…
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Continue reading →: I Will Always Say, “I Love You.”I will always say, “I love you.” When she wakes up in the morning. When I drop her off at school. When I tuck her in at night. I will always say, “I love you.” When she’s celebrating a really big win. When she’s made another masterpiece with construction paper…
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Continue reading →: He is Enough…Period.I’ve been having a really hard time getting up to read my Bible lately and I don’t know why. Maybe it’s the busyness of summer finally catching up with me. Maybe my sickness from a couple weeks ago is still making me play catch-up. Maybe it’s nothing but spiritual warfare.…
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Continue reading →: Sleepless Nights Are Good for the SoulI used to really loathe sleepless nights. And let’s be honest — I’m still not a huge fan of them. (Who is, right?) But a part of me has learned to treasure them, because they create such special pockets of time with the Lord I wouldn’t otherwise have. I recently…
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Continue reading →: Mothers-in-law Get A Bad RapMothers-in-law get a bad rap. I get it. It’s definitely a difficult relationship to manage, and I personally know people who have a legitimately toxic or unhealthy relationship with their mother-in-law where frustrations and irritations are absolutely valid. But I praise God that is not my experience. Don’t get me…
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Continue reading →: Why “The King’s Daughter?”A friend recently asked me where my blog name came from. At first, I didn’t really have a good answer for her. “I don’t know, I just kind of came up with it!” I casually replied. (Anyone else really bad at having good answers when you’re put on the spot?)…
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Continue reading →: Slow Me Down, LordSlow Me Down, Lord. Enough to savor this warm cup of coffee. Enough to listen to the birds sweetly singing. Enough to feel the warmth of the sun on my face. Slow me down, Lord. Enough to soak in the sound of my children’s laughter. Enough to hug my hubby…







