“My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” Psalm 139:15-16 People sometimes ask […]
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How a Morning Devotional Time Changed My Life
“O God, You are my God; early will I seek You; my soul thirsts for You in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water.” Psalm 63:1 I’ve always considered myself a spiritual person. I’ve read through and studied the Bible through SO many times. I’ve spent tons of time in all sorts […]
A Note to New Moms
A Note to New Moms I had a friend tell me about a relative of hers that was struggling with two kids under two years old. I had been ruminating about writing an encouraging article on this topic, so I decided to go for it. My first two kids are sixteen months apart. Since God […]
The Day My Anxiety Left Part 2
Around this time I had one of those *special* days where personal stuff with my family compounded with an extremely untimely diaper blowout and ended in me snapping at my husband, confirming my emotional failure for the day. All in all, for about five days, I lived almost as if God’s work in me had never happened. I knew I was still free, that the Holy Spirit had still blessed me, but this test I failed.
The Day My Anxiety Left
“Whatsoever is not of faith is sin.” Romans 14:23 I never called it “anxiety” until it was gone. In fact, I justified it: I had three small kids, one with autism, and I was a WAHM. Obviously, I was stressed out! People around me justified it also. “I don’t know how you do it.” Not […]
Dealing with Sleepless Nights
“In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat – for he grants sleep to those he loves.” -Ps. 127:2 Everyone always jokes to new moms about how they’ll never sleep again. I always naively assumed that since I had excelled at most everything else I had put my hand […]
6 Days, 4 Cities, and 3 Kids under 5: The Tale of our Trip
They said we were crazy. I think they were right. We flew into Boston, stayed the night, drove to New York City, stopping at New Haven on the way, stayed two nights in Manhattan, drove to Philly, back to New York for the next night, and then back to Boston, stopping again at New Haven […]
How a Vacation Made Me Appreciate My Home Life
I always REALLY look forward to vacations. It’s not that I’m deluded into thinking that it will be an opportunity to relax. I’m not THAT naive. It’s always a ton of work. I do look forward to not cooking and washing dishes, but on this last vacation there was a lot of feeding littles in […]
Managing Ministry with Small Children
“Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matt. 6:33 My husband and I have been in ministry for years, even before we met. We’ve always known that we would have children, and that we would be serving in church in some capacity. I studied […]
8 Tips for Surviving a Toddler
“He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.” Isaiah 40:29 1. Coffee I’m so impressed with moms who don’t drink coffee. I mean seriously? Apart from the tendency of toddlers to stay awake throughout the night and require constant supervision during the day, there’s diaper changes, feedings, cleaning up the […]