Shortly after I moved to Minnesota, I dropped my basket. I didn’t write about it here, or anywhere really, because I was embarrassed. Here I was finally married, and I was so sad and lonely. Wha...
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One of the things that surprised me after becoming a mother was that I thought that all of the pain and longing that I experienced during our wait and during our struggle with infertility would vanish...
read more..It’s been so long since I’ve just sat down and written anything here. Just written. Just said whatever it was that I wanted to say in that moment. Most of the time, thoughts come to me at ...
read more..Jen Hatmaker’s most recent blog post, After the Airport, has been making the rounds on Facebook. It is an honest look at the hard, beautiful work of parenting after the “Gotcha Day.”...
read more..Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. (Deut 6:5). Harry was dedicated at church yesterday. With about a dozen other families, we stood on the pl...
read more..Harrison, It’s not time for your monthly update, but there are a few things I want to say to you, so I hope you’ll humor me. Even though I am a crier and have cried real tears over such si...
read more..It’s a quiet Christmas Eve morning. There is fresh snow outside, my baby is asleep in the wrap, my husband is safe upstairs, on vacation from work for a whole week. The dogs are fed, which means...
read more..I keep saying to myself, “Self, you have got to update your blog.” But I feel like there are things that I need to say, things about what it’s like to have your prayers answered, to ...
read more..I feel like I have too many thoughts in my head and I don’t have the time to put them all down. Most days I do pretty good with the waiting. I feel, in lots of ways, still pretty unprepared. So ...
read more..(Warning: This is all over the place.) Today is Orphan Sunday. I wish that I had something profound to say about it, but I fear that I don’t. Don’t get me wrong, i have a lot of thoughts a...
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