So, How Are Things?
I know I don’t write here often, I’m okay with that. I write here as God leads. Today I fell lead, though I’m not sure where it’ll take...
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- 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
- 10 min
Lylah’s Birth Story: Birthing Day Arrives
In an effort to not make one humongous, ginormous post with everything related to Lylah’s birth I’ve divided it up into three posts: Part...
- 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.
- Nov 18, 2016
- 4 min
We Caved. Baby #5 is a....
My heart truthfully sank for a minute, because I was so sure this was our boy, the one I felt God promised us....
- Oct 30, 2016
- 4 min
Boy or Girl? I'm Going Crazy.
In my wondering obsessive moments about this little human being kicking me from the inside (cannot ever get over the awe of that miracle!),
- Oct 10, 2016
- 2 min
FREE Printable: Biblical Birth Affirmation Cards
Free Biblical birth affirmations to print
- Oct 10, 2016
- 3 min
Learning to Walk in Faith
Seems like such an easy concept to simply believe in something unseen.
- Aug 13, 2016
- 3 min
Do You Really Trust Me?
Can I just say, the Lord is calling me to trust Him this year deeper than before…and it is so hard. This past New Year I wrote how God...
- 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.
- Apr 13, 2016
- 1 min
The Birth Hour Podcast: My Red Tent Birth
I was honored to share my birth story with an awesome podcast called The Birth Hour! Go listen
- Mar 24, 2016
- 2 min
My Favorite Adoption Book for Kids: The Tummy Mummy
The Tummy Mummy is always my top suggestion for a great book that helps children to understand adoption
- 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.
- Sep 23, 2015
- 3 min
Life Just Got Busy (and Welcome!)
I still have a post waiting in the drafts processing my feelings on Anna and I's 4 day sleepover this past summer. I promise I will...
- Aug 5, 2015
- 2 min
Joy in the Lazy Summer Morning
My summer morning routine lately: -Nurse baby -Get up between 6 & 7 am (with the rare occasion of 8am!) -Set up TV show for kids -Make...
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