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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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What Our Kids Learn From Us Being In the World
I’ll admit I lived in ignorant bliss the nine months prior to the COVID lockdown. When I first learned about the seriousness of the virus upon returning home from the hospital, it felt like I had just climbed out of bomb shelter after 10 years underground only to find more danger.
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I Am Not My Unmade Bed: Making Peace with a Messy Bed
The mess will still be there when your kids are grown. Right now I'm spending this precious time with my son, not keeping an immaculate house
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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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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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Finding Grace in the Vegetable Drawer
Our homes are holy spaces, inviting Jesus to walk alongside us on difficult days and amidst the joys of mothering and living together.
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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…