Dec 30, 20215 minReflections: 2021 the Year of ZealI've been praying over a word of the year for around 10 years now. It is amazing to see what God does! Savannah (who is close to being 15...
Jan 1, 20215 min2020 Year In Review + Word of the Year2020 started out exciting for me, mostly. My husband and I started the year out on some shaken ground, but that shaking helped reveal the...
Sep 23, 20202 minThe Oyster & the Pearl: What Will You Do With Your Sand? Years ago my counselor once told me of how the oyster forms a pearl. It starts with a grain of sand finding its way inside, causing it...
Sep 23, 20205 min8 Tips For Living in Survivor ModeTips and tools I've learned in the past years to survive in survival mode as a momma of 5.
Feb 19, 20176 minLylah's Birth Story: Gearing Up for LaborThe week leading up to Lylah's birth (38 weeks) I had this gut feeling it was going to be my last week pregnant.
Feb 18, 20174 minLylah's Birth Story: The BackgroundLylah's birth story is so much more involved than just the details of contractions, but God's work of healing too.
Oct 10, 20163 minLearning to Walk in FaithSeems like such an easy concept to simply believe in something unseen.
Oct 10, 20162 minFREE Printable: Biblical Birth Affirmation CardsFree Biblical birth affirmations to print
Jun 6, 20163 minIs there a baby in there?I am so excited-- honored-- that the Lord trusts us yet again with a child.
May 8, 20162 minI Don't Deserve ThisI don't deserve this love. You don't either. But He gives it freely anyway/
May 6, 20163 minAdoption: May is HardMay reminds me every single day of what I felt when pregnant with Anna, knowing our time together was coming to a close.
Jan 10, 20163 minWhen You Understand Why God Said No: Hope in the WaitIf right now the Lord is saying, "No"-- trust it. It's okay to be disappointed that it isn't time but it will come in His time. Hope!
Jan 1, 20163 minReflections: 2015 the Year of Joy2015 was the year of joy. I look forward to 2016, and I feel God calling me the word "Trust."
Dec 1, 201515 minOur Open Adoption Story Told in PhotosPhoto-a-day challenge, each day I dug deep into a memory of what shaped my experience as a birth mom.
Oct 28, 20153 minWhen You Don't Like God's AnswerI know I can trust Him for His answer, His timing, His YES...just as my kids can trust mine. And so...we wait.
Jul 22, 20152 min11th Birthday Thoughts: Feeling Adoption LossAnna turned 11 in June and as usual it brought about memories and emotions that I don't usually have on a daily basis. Usually I am very...
Jun 18, 20154 minHow I Learned the Value of a DoulaI had never had a doula with my 4 previous births. Partially because for the earlier births in the hospital I didn't know they even...
Feb 19, 20153 minI Don't See the Big PictureTomorrow I officially will be the most pregnant I have ever been. And I wait. At His feet. Surrendering. Waiting for how this will all work
Sep 26, 20142 minStepping Stones to GodLast night half of our ladies small group shared our testimonies so that can we can know each other deeper and see how God reached into...