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The word identify came to me in a number of ways during the final week of 2012. Pregnant brain, time with family, and nursery preparations made thinking ahead to New Year the last thing on my mind. Yet little thoughts kept popping into my head as I laundered baby socks and packed my hospital bag. […]

I’ve tried New Year’s Resolutions. They’re not really for me. Rather than make me feel excited about the 12 months ahead of me, I feel imprisoned and obligated to follow the rules I’ve set for myself. I also have enough free spirit in me to balk at jumping on band wagons for the sake of […]

The frenzy began as soon as the last gift was unwrapped on Christmas morning. Must. get. rid. of. junk. The conundrum of which old toys need to go in order to make room for new ones is not a new one for many parents. It’s a problem that brings all sorts of conflicting emotions with […]

This week has been such a great one! I’m beyond grateful for the wonderful people God has placed in my life who make me feel loved and special. Saturday morning, I woke up to find these on my dining room table. For my birthday, my husband arranged for my parents to babysit so we could […]

How much did Mary’s heart sink when she first read the Caesar’s decree? Who in their right mind would expect a woman as far along as she was in her pregnancy to travel such a distance? Not only would the donkey ride aggravate her weary body and aching joints, but it would almost certainly encourage […]

The question came up recently. Only this time it was uttered from little lips. Innocent ones who are figuring out the world and how it works. I’ve become used to the generic responses of my peers. Braced myself for the usual, “Oh, you’re a stay-at-home mom. Good for you. Not many people can do that […]

In celebration of my eBook, Trend Breakers: Discovering and Choosing True Friendship in a Lonely World, launching this week, I’m sharing the intro from the book in today’s post. I remember all that has transpired to get me to this point. The tears. The dark, lonely days. The superficial conversations as well as the thought-provoking […]

I decided to try something new today. A couple of my friends have been doing it on their blogs, and today it seems to fit with what God has been showing me this week. It’s called High Five for Friday, and I will be linking up with From My Grey Desk. This week I’ve felt […]

I look at my dying garden. It’s been a rough year, and I can see it by the evidence displayed in my unkempt garden. I wanted to give up on many other things, but my little patch of mangled plants is who took the beating. Thankfully, God gave me a gardener to come along my […]

Friends, I have been extra silent around here lately because I’ve been working hard. The book is almost done! (Excuse me while I do a happy dance.) I know that my friends are probably sick of hearing me make references to this book, but this thing has become a huge part of my life right […]