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Spiritual Mothering & Mentorship (video)
Hello! I’m happy to be able to share with you a video of a talk I gave in May on Spiritual Mothering & Mentorship. This topic hits right to my heart and walk with Jesus! I love, LOVE these...
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Life around here!
Good afternoon! As I write to you I’m seated at a large table inside a library, and I’m happy to be spending time in this building once again. I really enjoy being surrounded by so many books and...
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In the evening.
It’s late, and I’ve just crawled into bed, thrilled to be between the soft flannel sheets. The cool of the night surrounds me, but I can feel the warmth coming. It builds like mid-day in the summer,...
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The books I read in 2021, plus a reading tip for mothers
HI! HAPPY NEW YEAR… ten days later ;) I’m chuckling as I type this post. Last year was busier than I had anticipated, and in many ways, it was much better than I could have wished it to be. There were...
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What GRADUATE SCHOOL is like as a mother of four young children
I’m nearing the end of my fourth class at Moody Theological Seminary. If you’re wondering what graduate school is like as a mother of four children, let me start with this: everything that was “in...
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In Living Color
Do you ever take a moment and pause what you’re doing, look around, and thank your Father for the day? So many times I find myself living with my head down, busy with making a meal or looking for a...
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Sunday Sabbath and Minimizing Our Toys
Sunday morning greeted me with rain that fell for most of the day. When I woke the skies were cloudy and the ground was very wet, and I knew many thankful gardeners. One by one my children woke up....
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What I Read in 2022
It brings me a lot of joy to put this post together year after year. Initially, I couldn’t think of many books I read for hobby in 2022 (so typical right now, snort), but then I remembered I shared...
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A List of Inspiration
HI FRIENDS! Do you have snow where you live? (Or maybe the right question is, could it snow where you live?) We had a few inches of fresh snowfall recently and my kids are going bananas over it. The...
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I’m expecting baby #5, here’s how to pray for our family.
I quietly shared an announcement of baby #5 in this blog post. We’ve since received some hard news regarding our baby and we want to share what we know with you. 2022 – NOVEMBER: Thanksgiving Day...
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The Tenderness of God // Baby Boy Update
I am brave because God is within me. (For all of the posts regarding our 5th baby, please click here.) This is the phrase I’m choosing to proclaim over my life, over each day, over each hour. I’m full...
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Life Around Here, Plus a Name for Baby Boy
While it has been a few weeks since I’ve written here, you can trust God has been doing a lot of work writing on my heart. He has paved many beautiful paths for our family. My time since I last...
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What the Future Holds For My Family
As I write here, the snow has begun to fall in Petoskey, MI. We live about an hour south of the Mackinac Bridge, the only driveable path to the Upper Peninsula. The snowflakes are large and fluffy,...
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For the Love of
Two activities I love… Do not look forward to what may happen tomorrow; the same everlasting Father who cares for you today will take care of you tomorrow and every day. Either He will shield you from...
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13 Days After My Prenatal Surgery
Easter Sunday, two days before my surgery My prenatal surgery incision, three days post-op Zack at my bedside, about an hour after surgery Baby Josiah, the day before my prenatal surgery I’m so...
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Recent Books I’ve Read and Enjoyed
Books I’ve recently finished: Hannah Coulter Theology of the Home II Gift from the Sea Good Apple Books I’m currently reading: Streams in the Desert Writing as a Way of Healing Emotions and the...
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3 Small Letters of Encouragement
Last year, I read a biography on the late Susie Spurgeon (wife to the late Charles Spurgeon, English minister/theologian). This biography coincided with a research paper I was writing for my Master’s...
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Thirteen thoughts in May…
In this “thirteen thoughts” post, I gather a variety of thoughts and details from the month of May to describe the little moments that make up my life. I have noticed it’s the little moments that give...
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Baby Josiah is Here!
We are a family of seven! It’s time to meet our baby, Josiah Solomon. Josiah came at exactly at 36 weeks (the precise date I had prayed for and asked God to make his birth day weeks ago). He arrived...
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Summer Days in July
We have lived so many beautiful days since my last post, one year ago. There’s a lot to catch up on, and what a gift it is to be able to write this with such gratitude. Is there even an easy way to...
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Introducing: the Glory and Mountains shop
Years ago, like literally 16 years ago, I started an Etsy shop called Gussy Sews. It was 2008 and I had just discovered the handmade scene of Etsy. Etsy was still a new concept, and designing a zipped...
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The Warmth of Motherhood
Today, she noticed the warmth of motherhood. The growing up.The new routines.The leaning in.The stepping back. That special smile.New muscles gained.The simple silence.More joyful noises. A noticed...
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Thirteen Thoughts in December…
Click here to see previous “Thirteen Thoughts” posts :) baby Josiah, taken July 2023 ^ ^ Feeling blessed because of Christ. Even through the hard times, there is so much to be thankful for because I...
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The Books I Read in 2024
As I sit down to write in my journal, I record the books I’ve read throughout the year. I would never remember them all if I didn’t ;) And at the end of each year, it surprises me how many books I was...
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Morning Whispers
The washer whirls and the dryer hums, Moving in quiet competition. The kitchen lights are turned down low, While the morning sky holds tints of winter blue. In the living room, swaddled girls are...
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