Category: Motherhood
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Fall Fun
Hello, tender friends! All work and no play makes me boring. With working full-time plus and homeschooling Jacob when we get home everyday, I’ve had to be intentional about making time for fall fun. Three weekends ago, we went to the local apple orchard for bags of farm fresh apples. It’s become a yearly tradition…
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The Easiest Family Fun
Hello, tender friends! The simplicity Cubby’s delight yesterday reminded me that family fun can be free and create lasting memories. Somehow Anthony and I ended up in matching shades of blue when getting dressed for church. “Hey, we match!” I said. “Cubby, do you want to wear blue today too?” The kid couldn’t run to…
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Happy Mother’s Day!
Hello, tender friends! My cup runneth over. Jacob and I kicked off Mother’s Day with snuggles from the “adoration machine.” That’s what Jacob has named our snuggle and hug time. He tells me it’s time to turn the “adoration machine” on and then bathes me in kisses. And best #handmade mother’s day gifts are ones…
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Torn Between Two Worlds
Hello, tender friends! I feel torn between the worlds of work and motherhood. Don’t get me wrong- I like work. I feel more competent and confident when I’m working. I like predictable input/output relationships. In my work life, I provide the input that’s expected so that a reliable output emerges. Biblical women work, as Proverbs…
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How to Feel Amazing When the World Isn’t Helping
Hello, tender friends! My precious darling came home from school last week with a bruise on his forehead. When I asked about it, he told me that a boy pushed him so hard at recess that he bruised it on the slide. He said, “And mommy, it wasn’t an accident. He did it on purpose.…
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Making Peace with a Job I Hate
Hello, tender friends! If you read last week’s post, you may have noticed teaching jobs involving kids were conspicuously absent. There’s a reason for that: I have never enjoyed teaching kids. Steve Carell understands me so well in these circumstances. Yet, after months of searching for jobs and prayer, I have ended up taking a…
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How Boo Boo Breaks My Heart
Hello, tender friends! The earnest innocence of my little darling just breaks my heart. Last week he said, “Mommy, we will always be together!” I thought he was saying it because of things he’s heard me say about how I wish we could always stay together and that I hope he still loves us when…
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Healthy New Year’s Treat
Hello, tender friends! It’s possible to have kid-friendly and fun holiday treats that are healthy! If you’ve followed my blog for any length of time, you know that I try hard to make holiday treats special that don’t compromise our health values. I try to use only the ingredients that God created. I consequently wanted…
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Holiday Recap
Hello, tender friends! I hope you’re staying safe in the storm if it’s hitting the part of the country where you live today! Our power has gone off a few times, so I’m going to make this brief in the hopes that I can send it off before losing internet again. The candlelit service on…
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The Green-Eyed Monster
Hello, tender friends! We went to a birthday party this past weekend and had fun despite the cold and intense wind whipping our faces. These three kids (Cubby’s in the middle) ran from one end of the bouncy house to the other for a few solid hours. Childhood is amazing, isn’t it? Sometimes I wonder…