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Steam rises from my mug as I pour that first cup, and settle down onto the floor between a pile of boys. I know just the story. But they’re not going to like it.

I Am Not Reading My Kids The Whole Story Today

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I stepped forward as the TSA agent waved me on. My plane was scheduled to take me home in an hour and a half, and I would not be on it.

When God Left Me Alone During The CT Scan

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Our son spoke up from the backseat, “Hey, did God make it so that we can talk? Or did He make us like puppets?” My husband and I glanced at each other wide-eyed.

When He Asked Me If God Made Us Like Puppets

Parenting

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Our son spoke up from the backseat, “Hey, did God make it so that we can talk? Or did He make us like puppets?” My husband and I glanced at each other wide-eyed.

When He Asked Me If God Made Us Like Puppets

Parenting

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My teeth clench and my foot braces hard against the floor of this shaking machine. All at once the conversations surrounding us are hushed by the droning of the wind against metal. My heart beats harder.

We Choose It For Our Child, And It Will Impact The Rest Of Their Life

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My boy’s words on that day stuck with me months later. Words like that often do. Not only did they show me a hard place in my heart, but they showed me a soft, strong place in my son’s heart.

The Day I Nearly Killed My Son’s Compassion

Motherhood

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Back on that day when the doctor handed me the diagnosis, we had no idea what to expect, aside from limitations. And yet, I am learning that these limitations are an invite.

When Your Limitations Are Staring You Straight In The Face

Faith

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Motherhood requires that we serve and serve and serve some more, and then wake to do it all over again tomorrow. It is sweet and humbling and wonderful—and depleting.

When I Run Out Of Compassion For My Children

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Maybe you are looking for that kind of evidence today, that “Go ahead, it’s time”. Maybe you have been waiting a long while for it.

Six Important Questions About That Dream On Your Heart

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Maybe you are looking for that kind of evidence today, that “Go ahead, it’s time”. Maybe you have been waiting a long while for it.

Six Important Questions About That Dream On Your Heart

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This open invite into their world, it’s a gracious offering that our children give us, and we can’t know for how long it will last.

When You Are An Introvert Raising An Extrovert With “So Many Words”

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I hadn’t seen it until that conversation with my husband–this sentence I had ruled myself guilty of. It’s the same shadow hanging over many moms today.

I Wondered If It Was I Who Had Made Him Sick

Motherhood

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Raising kids stirs something deep in our souls — an innate knowing that our time is finite. Taking my kids outside in creation, I’m discovering how to stretch our time and pack it to the brim with meaning. God’s creativity provides the riches of resources for teaching the next generation who He is and how He loves us. Join our adventure and discover inspiration and resources for refusing rush, creating habits of rest, living intentionally, and making the most of this beautiful life!

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