Does your home speak hope to those who enter in? There is a simple way to intentionally design hope, beauty,…
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The Kind of Parent I Want to Be
Parenting is HARD. It’s a call to give more of yourself than you would think possible. Learning to love selflessly and…
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Open Hearted Friendship
Life was not meant to be lived alone. Anyone who has struggled with loneliness knows this to be true….
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Kids Are People Too…But Sometimes I Forget
I am very in tune with my feelings. All day long I think about how I’m tired. Or hungry….
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Hospitality That Doesn’t Make You Pull Your Hair Out
Inviting people into our homes can be overwhelming and stressful, but it doesn’t have to be! Here are six easy…
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You Can Do Hard Things
Most of the time, when I am encouraging my kids to persevere and not give up it is in…
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The Secret to Overcoming Shyness in A Crowd of Strangers
I stood there just like always, next to the table but not sitting down. Eyeing everyone else chatting and…
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Finding Hope and Help in Books During A Grieving Season
I have spent a lot of time in the mountains this month, which has been wonderful. First, a couple of days at…
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Dear Refuge of My Weary Heart
Two weeks have now gone by since we lost our little son. In some ways, it feels like it has…
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Grieving Loss. One Week Later.
This morning is one week since we found out that our baby’s heart had stopped beating. The past couple…
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Slowing Down Time and Speeding Things Up– It’s Good We Can’t Do Either
My daughter is in one of those stages. You know, the kind where you remind yourself that “this too shall pass”…
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Love Lessons from the Gilmore Girls
I recently finished watching all seven seasons of the Gilmore Girls on Netflix. Considering that it was just added to…
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Reasons Why My Baby Won’t Sleep
Wishing people goodnight by telling them you hope they “sleep like a baby” is one of those sayings that you…
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Risky Hospitality
Why is it that even though it only takes about an hour to pack for a weekend away, it takes…
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Dear Fellow Fall Festivalers
photo cred: unsplash.com Tonight my family and I went to a fall festival at a local family friendly fast food…
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