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Letting Go the Grip of Comparison in Motherhood and Discovering Grace
I wrote about the epiphany I had about the bitterness my heart had been harboring toward the suffering I’d experienced when Claire was a newborn and the jealousy I had toward women who were blessed...
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Me and Sanctification: A Love/Hate Relationship
I have a love/hate relationship with sanctification. (If you’re wondering about “sanctification,” here's an in-my-own-words definition: It’s basically the life-long process that the Lord walks us...
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Dear Claire: 11 Month Update
(I've been writing monthly updates to my daughter, Claire, documenting all the changes that come with the passing weeks. You can catch up on past letters here.)Dear Claire,You are now just one month...
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A Little Relief for Your Winter Woes
It's winter here in Ohio, and of course as luck would have it, it has been increasingly cold. There’s snow on the ground that falls fresh as soon as it’s melted away. We’re breaking cold-temperature...
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God's Grace Flourishes in Our Vulnerability
As any mom—and I’d even wager any babysitter—knows, taking care of a baby isn’t for the faint of heart. It is rough and tough business that hit me like a ton of bricks when I had my first baby. I had...
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Celebrate with a Custom-Made Diaper Cake: Review & Giveaway
McKenzie's Diaper Bakery is a custom diaper-cake and treat company started in 2012 and based in Atlanta. Each cake is meticulously handcrafted with name-brand diapers and baby products that are...
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Learning to Hold Things Loosely
The banner I feel like the Lord is holding over this current season of my life right now is “Learning to hold things loosely.”I realized my need for this lesson during Christmas. I had been gifted an...
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Letting Myself Simplify and Allow Some Things Fall to the Ground
The rhythm of life right now seems to be about simplifying, culling and cutting, stripping and taking stock. It has made up much of my reading right now, having breezed through The Hyperlinked Life and...
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Dear Claire: You're One Year Old!
(I've been writing monthly updates to my daughter, Claire, documenting all the changes that come with the passing weeks. You can catch up on past letters here.) Dear Claire,First, let's start out with...
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What I Look For in a High Chair (And One that Fits the Bill)
Claire has been eating solid foods for the past six months. Over that time, I’ve had quite the crash course in high chairs, from ones that are expensive to those generic ones in restaurants to...
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My Favorite Baby Items: Toys from Birth to Six Months
When I was building my baby registry while I was pregnant with Claire, I poured over different people's lists to see where I should spend my money as well as where I could skip. (If you want to see...
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Celebrating My First Year as a Mom & A Look Back at How It Changed Me
Now that I’ve crossed the threshold of my first year of motherhood, I can look back on it and see the beauty of it. There was plenty of hardship, as I’ve shared countless times through the course of...
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My Favorite Baby Items: The Unexpected Essentials
When I was building my baby registry while I was pregnant with Claire, I poured over different people's lists to see where I should spend my money as well as where I could skip. (If you want to see...
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Finding a New Home
Life as of late has been lived indoors, thanks to the off-and-on cold and/or rainy weather that the Midwest has been sending our way. (There's talk of snow flurries this week. Talk about a welcome...
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Dear Claire: 13-Month Update
(I've been writing monthly updates to my daughter, Claire, documenting all the changes that come with the passing weeks. You can catch up on past letters here.) Dear Claire,Here are the latest updates...
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My Favorite Baby Items: Nursing & Feeding Must-Haves
When I was building my baby registry while I was pregnant with Claire, I poured over different people's lists to see where I should spend my money as well as where I could skip. (If you want to see...
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The Gift of Taking Time to Get Outside and Play
Some of my most treasured memories are those that involve getting dirty, getting wet and getting intimate with the outdoors as a child.I can still remember summer days spent splashing in a creek while...
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Dear Claire: 14-Month Update
(I've been writing monthly updates to my daughter, Claire, documenting all the changes that come with the passing weeks. You can catch up on past letters here.) Dear Claire,I am convinced after all...
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A Week In Our New Home
It's been a week now that we've been living in this place that we now call "home." And a little less than two that we've owned it. And yet, it seems so much longer than that.In that short amount of...
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Dear Claire: 15 Month Update (and a Look Back at a Year Ago)
(I've been writing monthly updates to my daughter, Claire, documenting all the changes that come with the passing weeks. You can catch up on past letters here.)Dear Claire,You keep on growing, growing,...
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A Sneak Peek at the New House!
It's been about a month since we bought our house, and we've spent the past weeks doing project after project to make it look like it's been our own all along.There still a ton to do (and frankly there...
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Riding in Style: Getting Around the Neighborhood in the Zuzu Stroller
I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Mom Central for GB. I received a gift card to purchase a GB stroller to both facilitate my review as well as thank me for my participation.I've...
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Dear Claire: 16 and 17 Month Updates
(I've been writing monthly updates to my daughter, Claire, documenting all the changes that come with the passing weeks. You can catch up on past letters here.)Dear Claire--Well, I'm consolidating two...
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Dear Claire: 18 and 19 Month Updates
(I've been writing monthly updates to my daughter, Claire, documenting all the changes that come with the passing weeks. You can catch up on past letters here.)Dear Claire,A year and a half, you have...
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Dear Claire: Happy Birthday to My Two-Year Old!
(I've been writing monthly updates to my daughter, Claire, documenting all the changes that come with the passing weeks. You can catch up on past letters here.)Dear Claire,It has been awhile since I’ve...
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