Category: motherhood
Posted on October 9, 2018
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My babies are moving out soon. Last year, in October, Hannah moved out, making our nest empty and I was ssstttrrruuugggggggggggllllliiiinnnggg for a minute. Then just as I was deciding this was an okay gig and I began to enjoy my clean home, inviting…
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Category: Faith, Family, God, Grace, Grief, Growing up, Husbands, Marriage, Men, Midlife Crisis, motherhood, Parenthood, Parenting, Relationships, Simplicity, Spiritual Growth & Health, Thankfulness, WisdomTags: Babies, Beginnings, Children, Christianity, Daughters, Family, Fathers, Freedom, God, Growing up, Homeschooling, Husbands, Jesus, Learning, Life Lessons, Love, Marriage, Memories, Mental Health, Motherhood, Parenting, Recovery, Relationships, Sons, Support, Women
Posted on August 19, 2018
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sometimes the people that were supposed to love you endlessly without condition, love you as best they can and hurt you deeply because they are only able to operate out of their brokenness and pride. eventually this feels like they don’t really love you…
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Category: Betrayal, Faith, Family, God, Grief, Growing up, Lessons Learned, motherhood, Parenting, Relationships, Spiritual Growth & Health, WisdomTags: Anger, Brothers, Christianity, Daughters, Family, Growing up, Health, Learning, Life Lessons, Love, Memories, Recovery, Relationships, Women
Posted on July 25, 2018
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Every family has them, right? It’s just how things happen in this American culture, especially in the generation before mine, which I often call the “sweep it all under the rug” generation.
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Category: Being a Woman, Betrayal, Confessions, divorce, Faith, Family, Fathers, God, Gossip, Grace, Grief, Growing up, Husbands, Infidelity, Lessons Learned, Marriage, Men, Midlife Crisis, motherhood, Parenthood, Parenting, Prayer, Relationships, remarriage, Spiritual Growth & Health, stepparents, WisdomTags: Abortion, Aging, Anger, Babies, Beginnings, Character, Children, Christianity, Confession, courage, Daughters, divorce, Family, Fathers, Freedom, Friendship, God, Gossip, Grace, Growing up, Growth, heartbreak, Husbands, Jesus, Justice, Learning, Life Lessons, Love, Marriage, Memories, Men, Mental Health, Motherhood, Parenting, Prayer, Recovery, Relationships, Respect, Siblings, Sin, Sisters, Sons, Support, Tragedy, Women
Posted on July 21, 2018
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There is something holy about bringing a new life into this world. The first encounter I had with Him was the moment just before I first met you on the outside. You were all beautiful, pink, squishy and seemingly perfect. He was all love,…
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Category: Family, God, Grace, Growing up, Lessons Learned, motherhood, Parenthood, Relationships, Spiritual Growth & Health, WisdomTags: Birthdays, Children, Christianity, Family, Growing up, Learning, Life Lessons, Love, Memories, Motherhood, Relationships
Posted on July 5, 2018
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If I could go back and do it all again -or maybe just parts of it… I would honor who He made you to be more than forcibly attempting to mold you into who I thought you should become. I would listen more with…
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Category: Aging, Being a Woman, blended families, Confessions, Faith, Family, God, Grace, Growing up, Holidays, Lessons Learned, motherhood, Parenthood, Parenting, Prayer, Relationships, stepparents, WisdomTags: Beginnings, Children, Christianity, Daughters, Family, Growing up, Holidays, Learning, Life Lessons, Love, Memories, Motherhood, Recovery, Relationships, Sons, Women
Posted on March 18, 2018
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Growing up in my family of origin, it was normal to discuss how absurd other people’s choices were. I heard (and eventually said) things such as, “Who does that?!” and “Iwould NEVER act like that!” We pretty much had the corner on the market when…
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Category: Aging, Confessions, Faith, Family, God, Gossip, Grace, Growing up, Husbands, Lessons Learned, Marriage, motherhood, Parenthood, Parenting, Prayer, Relationships, remarriage, Thankfulness, WisdomTags: Children, Christianity, Family, Justice, Learning, Life Lessons, Prayer, Recovery, Relationships, Women
Posted on January 6, 2018
by Tricia
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Yesterday, as we prepared to leave for the truly lovely birthday party my husband planned for me, he asked, “So, are we both 54?” To which I replied, “I am 53. You are 54.” Alas, today, and for the next 3 months, we…
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Category: Aging, Being a Woman, Family, God, Husbands, Lessons Learned, Marriage, motherhood, Relationships, Thankfulness, WisdomTags: Birthdays, Children, Christianity, church, Family, Growing up, Learning, Life Lessons, Love, Memories, Relationships, Women
Posted on November 17, 2017
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Still wading around in the upside down world a bit, but simply being is getting less uncomfortable each day…
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Category: Aging, Being a Woman, Family, Grace, Grief, Growing up, Health, Husbands, Lessons Learned, Marriage, Midlife Crisis, motherhood, Parenthood, Parenting, Relationships, Simplicity, WisdomTags: Children, Family, Learning, Life Lessons, Love, Motherhood, Relationships, Women
Posted on October 30, 2017
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I’ve been raising babies for 31-plus years. Many of those years there were 4 or 5 of them under our roof. They were my life’s work. I poured myself into motherhood. It was my calling, my ministry, my redemption. It was also where I…
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Category: Aging, Being a Woman, Faith, Family, God, Grace, Grief, Growing up, Lessons Learned, Marriage, Midlife Crisis, motherhood, Parenthood, Parenting, Relationships, Simplicity, Thankfulness, WisdomTags: Christianity, Daughters, Family, Growing up, Health, Homeschooling, Husbands, Learning, Love, Memories, Motherhood, Relationships, Sons, Teaching, Women
Posted on August 8, 2017
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Thou Mayest… Freewill… This brings SO many thoughts and feelings to my mind. My tatoo For a long time now, my youngest sons – twins, Caleb and Aaron – and I have been talking about getting coordinating tattoos. We discussed getting matching tatts, but…
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Category: Faith, Family, God, Grace, Growing up, Men, motherhood, Parenting, Relationships, Thankfulness, WisdomTags: authenticity, Childhood, Children, Christianity, Family, Love, Motherhood, Parenting, Relationships, Self-Discovery, Sons, Submitting to God, Traditions
Posted on June 18, 2017
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Remember the night you came home with your first, brand new little bundle of joy? It is usually utterly terrifying – and, yet, most of us survive it, and come away with a comical story added to our repertoire. Raising toddlers is tough, and…
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Category: Aging, Being a Woman, Family, motherhood, Parenthood, Parenting, RelationshipsTags: Children, Family, Love, Motherhood, Relationships, Women
Posted on April 8, 2017
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Lord, I am so thankful to finally be out from under that mortgage and the town that brought more pain than any other in my entire life. Thank You for bringing me out of that desert and into this blissful time in my…
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Category: Faith, Family, God, Grace, Grief, Health, Marriage, motherhood, Parenthood, Parenting, ThankfulnessTags: Christianity, church, Family, Growing up, Love, Motherhood, Relationships
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