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Love is Messy

Love is a messy thing. If I’ve learned one lesson in this past year, my intro into motherhood, it’s that love makes a wreck. When you truly, deeply love someone that love comes in and turns everything upside down. For me, love always comes slowly. The first sign of feeling love’s crazy emotional roller coaster […]

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To my Mom on my first Mother’s Day

Mom, I always knew I was so blessed to have you as my mother, but now that I have my own little girl I see you in a whole new light. It’s not so much the nasty diapers, spit up and general untidiness that comes with a little one that makes my heart more thankful, […]

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Debbie-Steve Johnson - May 10, 2015 - 9:37 pm

Thank you for your sweet words. I do praise Jesus for his life in us. He does make all the difference. You have been a sweet blessing to me. I miss the little girl you were but I love the woman you are

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You are more than your curated squares

One of the deepest desires of the human heart is to be loved an accepted. We try to fit in. Stand out. Imitate. Prove ourselves. We want others to love us. Often we will do whatever it takes, even put on a bit of a facade to get it. Other times we know that what […]

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New Dreams

I had so many dreams when I was younger. But I never dreamed of being a mama. (I know that may sound crazy to some.) I always wanted kids “some day” and definitely had that desire, but the whole mom thing was not everything I wanted in life. Honestly, I saw myself going off to […]

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Breanna Woodis Brandon - January 6, 2015 - 11:42 pm

Thank you for writing this! I’ve been struggling recently with accepting God’s plan for my life, not my own. I never in a million years pictured myself married & an owner of a house (in the suburbs) at age 23. I always thought I would be single, living in a big city & in graduate school by now. Oh how God sure did have different plans for me! I love my husband and the life we have created together and I wouldn’t change that for anything. I do still feel the urge to accomplish more in life. I need to learn patience & acceptance for his plan is better than our own.

Melanie Chrystn Stauffer - January 7, 2015 - 1:59 am

I am so grateful for your honesty! I have truly struggled with the acceptance of God’s plan in comparison to my own and it’s humbling to see others whom are on a similar journey. You have a beautiful life and I am so thankful that you are so willing to share it with us. Your story is such an inspiration!

– Melanie (www.athistage.blogspot.com)

Harriet - January 7, 2015 - 3:25 am

Wow what a post! Thank you so much for writing the stories of your heart and sharing them on here. I’m often thinking of the dreams and visions God has given me and wondering how they translate to where I am right now. I know ‘m where He wants me but I thought it would feel different! The long journey is tough and I am weary and yet He sustains me in my lack of knowledge to just keep on moving and trusting.
Thank you again for your honesty and generosity in sharing it on here. Your little space has been used to open my eyes many times.

Elle and Mama

I shared this a week or two ago on instagram, but I wanted to expound upon it here as well. Motherhood feels like the gentle rise of a tide. It isn’t something I really noticed until it was high and had overtaken everything in it’s beautiful current. What was once small is now vast and […]

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