Is There Rest In Flourishing?
I turned 35 today, and much like the literal New Year I turn to reflection. What was my 34th year like? What did I accomplish? What did I...
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- Dec 30, 2021
- 5 min
Reflections: 2021 the Year of Zeal
I'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, 2021
- 5 min
2020 Year In Review + Word of the Year
2020 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, 2020
- 2 min
The 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, 2020
- 5 min
8 Tips For Living in Survivor Mode
Tips and tools I've learned in the past years to survive in survival mode as a momma of 5.
- Feb 19, 2017
- 6 min
Lylah's Birth Story: Gearing Up for Labor
The 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, 2017
- 4 min
Lylah's Birth Story: The Background
Lylah's birth story is so much more involved than just the details of contractions, but God's work of healing too.
- Oct 10, 2016
- 3 min
Learning to Walk in Faith
Seems like such an easy concept to simply believe in something unseen.
- Oct 10, 2016
- 2 min
FREE Printable: Biblical Birth Affirmation Cards
Free Biblical birth affirmations to print
- Jun 6, 2016
- 3 min
Is there a baby in there?
I am so excited-- honored-- that the Lord trusts us yet again with a child.
- May 8, 2016
- 2 min
I Don't Deserve This
I don't deserve this love. You don't either. But He gives it freely anyway/
- May 6, 2016
- 3 min
Adoption: May is Hard
May reminds me every single day of what I felt when pregnant with Anna, knowing our time together was coming to a close.
- Jan 10, 2016
- 3 min
When You Understand Why God Said No: Hope in the Wait
If 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, 2016
- 3 min
Reflections: 2015 the Year of Joy
2015 was the year of joy. I look forward to 2016, and I feel God calling me the word "Trust."
- Dec 1, 2015
- 15 min
Our Open Adoption Story Told in Photos
Photo-a-day challenge, each day I dug deep into a memory of what shaped my experience as a birth mom.
- Oct 28, 2015
- 3 min
When You Don't Like God's Answer
I 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, 2015
- 2 min
11th Birthday Thoughts: Feeling Adoption Loss
Anna 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, 2015
- 4 min
How I Learned the Value of a Doula
I 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 26, 2015
- 7 min
Sadie's Birth Story
Sadie's birth; waterbirth, doula, midwives, using essential oils
- Feb 19, 2015
- 3 min
I Don't See the Big Picture
Tomorrow 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