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“Let Me Hold the Baby” & Other Sexy Things My Husband Says
Monday, July 20th, 2015He came in from a long day of work and took his boots off by the front door. I was standing in the living room trying to fold the clothes with one arm while holding a baby with the other. Our oldest two had abandoned the Disney Junior show that they were watching, and had…
Posted in: For Mommas, Love & Marriage
When You Feel Like There’s Nothing You Can Do…
Wednesday, July 15th, 2015This page is a place of grace. It is a place of love. It is a place where we listen as mothers and as women to the truth of the Father spoken over our lives. It’s safe here. Your heart… it is safe here. So often we discuss the realities of motherhood. So often we…
Posted in: Devotionals
The Day that Love Won: A Response to the Supreme Court’s Ruling
Sunday, June 28th, 2015We were on vacation. That is what I will tell my children when they ask where we were the day that the Supreme Court made a ruling that would allow same-sex marriage nationwide. I had signed off of social media for the week… I had lost track of my days and dates… and our biggest…
Posted in: Trending Issues
To My Husband: Now That You Are Daddy
Friday, June 19th, 2015When we were dating, I liked to imagine what you would be like as a daddy someday. You would do something funny, and I would think, “Awww. See. He’s going to be such a fun dad.” Or you would do something purposefully kind, and I would say to myself, “Yes! He’s going to be…
Posted in: For Mommas, Love & Marriage
Why I Let My Son Draw in the Dirt at His T-Ball Game
Tuesday, June 16th, 2015This is my son. He is five years old. He loves Legos, pretending to be any form of super hero, and whatever “screen time” I will allow him. He sleeps with a special blanket. He would eat his weight in sweets if I were to let him, and he loves Jesus like a friend.…
Posted in: Devotionals, For Mommas
I Will Call You Loved
Monday, June 1st, 2015On Monday, Vanity Fair released the cover of their latest edition depicting a photograph of Bruce Jenner with a caption, “Call me Caitlyn.” The internet is already buzzing as people weigh in on the article and everything that it means for our culture and society. As I was scrolling through my newsfeed on Facebook,…
Posted in: Most Shared, Trending Issues
The Real Happily Ever After
Friday, May 29th, 2015Like so much of the rest of the world, I was glued to my TV when Kate married William… I mean when Her Royal Highness Catherine Elizabeth, The Duchess of Cambridge married His Royal Highness Prince William Arthur Philip Louis, Duke of Cambridge. It felt like I was watching a real-life fairytale playing out on…
Posted in: For Mommas
The Hardest Day of the Year
Friday, May 8th, 2015Every year, you think it will be easier. You think that the last 365 days have prepared you to face it. You know that it is coming. You see the ads on TV. You see the stores set out their timely displays. And you tell yourself that this year will not be quite as painful.…
Posted in: For Mommas
Momma’s First Mother’s Day
Thursday, May 7th, 2015Hey, Momma? There are a few things that I want to tell you. I just don’t have the words… yet. We’re still figuring this out – you and me. The early mornings and the long nights are hard. I know that you’re tired…. ALWAYS tired. Even on the nights when we both get a little…
Posted in: For Mommas, Most Shared
To You Who Will Be Married Young – From One Wife Who Made It
Sunday, April 26th, 2015A sweet friend of mine had a wedding shower this weekend, and I wasn’t able to make it. It was just one of those things where my husband happened to be working out of town, and there wasn’t anyone who could watch all three of my little ones (even for those few hours.) I was…
Posted in: Love & Marriage
#NoMoreMommyBullies
Friday, April 17th, 2015I tell my children all of the time to, “Play nice.” Do you know why? Do you know why I teach this lesson to my children? Because how we interact with others matters, because compassion is important, and because nobody likes a bully. I get a lot of hate mail. No, really… I get countless…
Posted in: For Mommas
The Day My Husband Bought Me a Little Black Dress
Thursday, April 16th, 2015“I want to buy you a LBD (little black dress) for our trip to Colorado. Any input?” The text message from my husband flashed across my phone. He was working out of town, and I had just gotten three babies in bed by myself. I was tired. No. I was exhausted. I had been on…
Posted in: Love & Marriage, Most Shared
Have You Seen This Couple? (They’re Not Missing)
Friday, April 10th, 2015I remember waiting by the window for Jared to show up for our date. I was ready early (a shocking truth for anyone who knows me now.) It was going to be our last date before I packed up and went back to school across the state leaving our summer romance behind. I always wondered…
Posted in: Love & Marriage
Why We Are Going To Get Up And Do It All Again Tomorrow
Tuesday, April 7th, 2015It’s been a long day hasn’t it? Maybe your long day began before mine did. I’m just now cleaning up the kitchen after dinner, but today felt long beginning around 9:00 am this morning. We were out of milk, which made cereal for breakfast… difficult. The shirt that we really wanted to wear was in…
Posted in: For Mommas
She Might Not Tell You, But I Will… The Joke Is Still Over
Sunday, March 29th, 2015In 2014, I wrote this article,– and it spread like wildfire. I heard from people all across the globe who agreed, and others who used some pretty strong language to tell me how much they disagreed. But out of all of it, I noticed one thing. It started a discussion. And sometimes? All it takes…
Posted in: For Mommas, Infertility & Miscarriage, Most Shared, Trending Issues
