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Today you are four, and you are big, and you are brave, and you are strong.
But there is something I need you to now about that big boy strength…
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As soon as I began reading Kayla’s story, I couldn’t put it down. Don’t get me wrong—I wanted to. Her story is anything but easy. These are the lessons that will change how each one of us Mamas views our children, the gifts that they are, and the time that we have with them.
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“Oh it’s always this crazy”. He laughed a little before replying, “I thought my day was crazy. I wouldn’t trade it for your kind of crazy!”
And that’s where he was sorely mistaken.
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“Oh it’s always this crazy”. He laughed a little before replying, “I thought my day was crazy. I wouldn’t trade it for your kind of crazy!”
And that’s where he was sorely mistaken.
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“But Mama…” And this is when his voice cracks and his bottom lip begins to quiver. “I don’t want to die.”
No matter the circumstance or context, when for the first time words of their own death pass from the lips of your child, your own heart stops beating for a moment or two.
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It begins at that first introduction with a first impression so strong and beautiful enough to graft two souls into one, but it does’t end there. There is a whole melody playing out as we find ourselves surprised my motherhood time and time again.
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The newborn days are a puzzle; an intimate game of mother and child figuring each other out. And this game–this season of such beauty–it begs for grace.
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Within just a minute of the ultrasound technician placing the warm gel and ultrasound wand onto my swollen belly, I knew something did not look right. The technician did not divert her gaze from the screen as she spoke, The technician did not divert her gaze from the screen as she spoke, “I can only find 4 centimeters of fluid. I’m calling your doctor.”
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Why maybe it’s ok that we don’t cherish every moment, but instead unearth the beauty threaded throughout them.
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Why maybe it’s ok that we don’t cherish every moment, but instead unearth the beauty threaded throughout them.
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My mom has always called it the “Elmer’s Glue Feeling”; When you’re exhausted and feel like you’re moving as slow as glue.
Here’s one way we are fighting back against Elmer, and the “afternoon energy slump”!
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Motherhood is impossibly difficult, everyday challenging, and tragically humbling—it can leave us drowning. Need a dose of hope? We Can Say Goodbye To Survival Mode.
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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!
I'm Eryn, Master Naturalist, Author, & Bible Teacher
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