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Mom to Mom Confessions: Are You the Mom You Wanted to Be?
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Mom to Mom Confessions: Are You the Mom You Wanted to Be?

This post is for all those who want to be or are a mom. It is a mom to mom kind of letter. One that I pray gives you hope when motherhood ends up not looking like the version you’d dreamed of. At some point in our lives, we formed a mental image. The image…

Raising Children: This Is What Happens When You Choose to Let Go
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Raising Children: This Is What Happens When You Choose to Let Go

A special young lady in my life just became a mama recently. She’s amazing and if anyone was ready for it, it was her. She spent years while getting her education in the mental health field providing respite care for our daughter and coming to my rescue when sometimes I just needed a break. Just…

Adoption: What Can I Do to Help?
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Adoption: What Can I Do to Help?

Last summer I had the joy of talking with Katie for her Happy Playces Podcast. We started out talking busy schedules, sports, and our faith. But moved onto adoption, parenting, grief, tough love, grace, and embracing the broken pieces of our lives as God puts it together in a brand new way. Adoption is of…