*Disclaimer– we have not been chosen by a birthmother yet; but this is what I want to say to her when the time comes. Dear Birtmother, I so wish we could go to my favorite tea shop and sit down together some afternoon. I would love to meet you….
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Thankful for the reminder that God is in the details- He cares about even the smallest things; and brings it all together to a make a beautiful display- pointing to His glory. Am I allowing Him to let me shine? Or am I getting in the way of the careful…
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You drive, you discipline, you fail, you love so deep it hurts, you teach, you organize, you motivate, you lose your temper, you grow, you laugh, you cry, you give. You are a mother. What a blessing. What a gift. What a deliciously difficult endeavor. I am blessed with a…
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So, there is a pond we drive by on our way home from the grocery store. For the last month or so there has been a swan sitting on its nest there. We have all been pretty mesmerized by the swan sitting on her eggs- in all kinds of weather-…
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The other day we were among a group of friends, getting ready to eat…before praying one of the guys looked around (at the large group of adults and kids) and said, “Is everyone here (from your family)?” Husband and I looked at each other, and answered, “No. We have one…
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Often after I write a post I have an opportunity “to practice what I preach”. Since writing the last post on the topic of community, I had a challenging situation in which I wanted to run and hide instead of deal with some community issues (areas of weakness in myself…
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