Dear Brave Mom, You did it—you gave birth to a real, human baby. You made it through your pregnancy, you made it through labor and delivery, whatever that looked like for you. You are now a mom of a newborn. Momma, be proud. However you got to this point with your little wrinkled ...
Dear Brave Mom of a Newborn
Brave Words: Good for Building Up
"Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear." Ephesians 4:29 (ESV) There are words we shrug at and then there are words that we hold on to. There I was, in the bathroom with my ...
Italian Tortellini Soup
This Italian Tortellini Soup is at the top of our list of fall favorites! The very first time I had this soup was for a birthday in college, quite possible my 21st but since I've had two kids, I've lost half of my memories due to an overwhelming condition called mom brain. While I may have ...
Lead Shoes: The Weight of Depression
I felt like 100 pound weights were strapped to each foot. I loved to read and had no desire to pick up a book. DIY shows inspired me and I never turned on the TV. At work I operated on autopilot. I wasn’t sure I even knew how to smile anymore. With tears flowing down my face I told the doctor ...
Brave Actions: My Grace is Sufficient
“But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and ...