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 [...]
I am not infertility. For the past six and a half years, infertility has been a part of my daily life. Never before has something consumed so much of my life that I’m not able to “fix” to “control.” I’m a problem solver. Identify the problem-find the solution-move on. But, that’s not how infertility works. [...]
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 [...]
Today, while attending my national conference, I stepped out to the bathroom, during the break, leaving my backpack at my seat. I’ve done this hundreds of times. If you’re anything like me you don’t want to run the risk of losing your coveted seat during the transition between sessions. I never thought twice about this [...]
Yesterday brought much-needed rain. Not as much as we need, but we’ll take what we can get. As I was walking through the field today, I noticed the rain also brought blooms. Out of the weeds, wildflowers have started to pop up. They bloom despite the weeds around them, despite the dry dirt beneath them, [...]
Dear Sweet Friend: Mother’s Day is Sunday. A day where we celebrate all the wonderful Mommas in our lives. Our own Mommas, those special “bonus” Mommas, and if you’re one of the lucky ones you’ll be celebrated, too. But, then there are those Mommas who are Mommas only in their heart. This day will be [...]
There are times in this life that you feel as though you are climbing out of your valley and you can see the sun peeking out from behind the clouds. Days when the top of the mountain feels like you could just reach out and touch it. You’ve almost made it to the peak. Then [...]
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