life
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Before I Turn 30 – some thoughts
I came home to my son standing soaked in the garden. The sprinklers shooting into the air and falling in that back and forth rhythm. His smile was wide. My husband was watering the sunflowers and soon my daugther, also soaked by garden sprinklers–our little water baby–would come to say hello. I’d hug my happy,… Continue reading
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How Grand to Live an Ordinary Tale
I’ve wondered– Can I write a boring novel? Just about life. Describe those ordinary moments that speak of the deepest blessings, the greatest stories? Would people read it? The falling-in-love part was beautiful, but all the days to follow, all those dinners made, the discovery of being blessed though childless, those first two pink lines,… Continue reading
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We’re Having a Baby GIRL!
Up until 17 weeks I was set on not finding out the gender of our third baby until delivery. I already have a boy and a girl and I thought it may be fun to wait. But the closer I got to the anatomy scan the more I questioned whether I really should wait. I was… Continue reading
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Spring Beauty: Embracing God’s Gifts Beyond Feelings
Life doesn’t always lend itself to enjoyment and there’s nothing wrong with seasons where you grit your teeth and get through it. This was a spring for getting through. And still it has been beautiful. The buttercups were plenteous, there was a late and glorious snow in April(!), the morning birdsong was notable, the butterflies… Continue reading
