On Relationships
From waiting seasons, to painful seasons. All aspects of faith can be encountered here.
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Are the Mothers Lonely?: On Grief at Christmastime
Their absence settles in the room like the aroma of yeasty rolls and savory ham waiting to be carved. Like Mary, we carry Immanuel with us. We may not physically carry him bouncing on our hip, but Jesus is no less with us.
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Needing Jesus More Than Me-Time: How Self-Care Still Leaves Us Wanting
The self-care industry makes a killing on moms. We’re a group of women asked consistently to go above and beyond the call of duty for our kids, spouses, families, and homes. Not to mention, working moms who also manage to prioritize their work. There’s a reason the jokes about moms being eternally exhausted are funny and sad at the same…
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Wood and Stone: How Christmas Expectations Never Live Up to The Hype
Infused with a dose of Christmas magic, we try to recreate the conditions with the same traditions, homemade caramel popcorn, and classic Christmas movies (It’s A Wonderful Life or White Christmas, anyone?)
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Screen Time Reality Check: Create Lasting Memories With Who Matters Most
It’s time to think about the lessons we’re unintentionally teaching our kids about what we value in our houses.
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Grocery Store Friends: Cultivate Deeper Relationships
It seems scary and painful to let go of so much you’ve already established in your life for one man they say is God.
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3 Ways to Learn to Discern the Voice of God
Yes, some powerful words are shouted from pulpits and microphones and social media, but we forget God’s most powerful spoken words weren’t shouts, they were whispers.
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3 Reasons We Leave the Church in Search of God
The church is filled with broken but redeemed people who, no matter how perfect they may appear, still battle against their old selves, their old sins. Being hurt by the church as a whole or by an individual within it in some way is almost unavoidable. We’re only human, after all. But is this the only reason many people find…
