Wellness Isn’t Selfish

3 Years Ago… I thought I was fairly healthy. I tried to make good meals for our family, exercise when I had a “free” week, and felt like I was doing better than most in taking care of my health. In reality I was staying up way too late, cleaning with and applying toxins to …

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Eight

  birth… one… two… three… four… five… six… seven… EIGHT     You are growing up before my eyes. You made me a mama on this day eight years ago.  Happy Birthday, Henry, Brooks, Clark, and Isaac. And I cannot put it into words how thankful I am for your lives I get to share with …

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Boy Mama Confession: Fish Are Not My Friends

Boy Mama Confession: I’m not super fond of fishing. Catfish are down right scary looking creatures. Picking up larva is just gross. And wet moss freaks me out. I DO enjoy being outdoors and spectating. I’ve even brought along a book a few times this year. The pages don’t seem to get read with the …

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On Being Steadfast…

  Oh, Parenting.  You are a different bag of tricks than I had expected.  I’ve been searching for the quick fixes, and happily ever afters, and everyone wins, and they’re not to be found. Instead it’s the daily race of being steadfast.  It’s being a constant, consistent, calm, steady, gentle, faithful, firm, continual, and grounded …

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A Baby Shower Devotion for My Niece Expecting Her First Child…

I had the amazing privilege of giving a short devotion on Sunday for my niece’s baby shower.  It was a shower that I will never forget (not only for the tornado warnings, hail, and taking shelter in a small inner office with 30+ people), but because it was a beautiful day to celebrate my niece, …

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