I’ve been quiet. I haven’t written a single thought since my last blog post on May 10th. That last blog post was five days before we received the ultimate blessing. The words have swirled, but I haven’t put pen to paper or rather fingers to the keyboard. Sometimes there are no words—no words great enough, [...]
For seven years, I’ve prayed, waited, and trusted. Seven years of Mother’s Days that were spent with tear filled eyes. But, God had a plan—He always has a plan—I was just impatient. Did you know that the number 7 appears over 700 times in the Bible—from Creation to Revelation. The number 7 is a symbol [...]
Fear is a liar, but so is time. The age old saying, “Time heals all wounds,” is a lie. Time isn’t the healer. Time will not ease your pain, dry your tears, bring you comfort, or hear your pleas. The only thing time does—it keeps moving forward, one second at a time—moving you further from [...]
Was your 2019 difficult? Did you suffer grief, hurt, longing? Or was it full of happiness, healing, and fulfillment? Whatever 2019 brought you, you were blessed. Blessed with the presence of the One who walks with us in our despair and our elation. Blessed that whatever situations you were brought through, you weren’t alone. Blessed [...]
Thursday is the end of my summer break. It’s always a little bittersweet when summer ends. Lazy days, entire days spent with my husband, fewer distractions, fur baby snuggles, pool days, books, books, more books, and the list goes on and on and on. But, as this summer ends, Thursday I start my 10th year [...]
Why do we grow so attached to material things? A few weeks ago Travis decided we needed to start looking for a new car. We’ve had mine for five and a half years and it has over 143,000 miles on it. We’ve put all but 19,000 on it ourselves. Creating lots of memories in those [...]
My senior year of high school is not one I ever wish to relive. Yes, there are good parts, but the majority is better left in the past. You’re probably thinking I had a case of severe senioritis, but that’s far from the truth. You see, at 17 I was engaged to the one boy [...]
Last year, instead of making a New Year’s resolution I decided to choose a word-Hope. I lived a year in hope. Hoping everything would go right with building our home-it didn’t, but does it ever? Seriously, measure 4 times then, cut. We needed more than the measure twice rule, haha. Hope that the fertility treatments [...]
If you’ve followed my blog for the past year, then you know 2018 has been a tough one. It has definitely not been our year and to say we’re ready for 2019 is a HUGE understatement. We started the year full of hope. Construction was well underway on our new home and I had a [...]
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