I began the journey of motherhood through primarily spiritually mothering college students. I didn’t realize it at the time, but I was being a Paul-type figure. Paul, the spiritual father to so many in…
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Adoption Christian Hedonmism Discipleship- Pauls and Timothys Grace in the Mundane Motherhood Womanhood
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I’ve been around enough pregnant women to know they stress about their birth plan. They make lists, demands, and even do strange rituals in order to ready their bodies, their tribes, and their medical…
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I met a boy With skin as soft as silk Even the caramel in my coffee Is wildly jealous of The caramel in his skin. I met a boy. With a voice as loud…
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Father’s Love.It looks good on you.I see how you draw him close to you,Close enough for himTo hear you breatheBeing calmed as your chestRises and falls,You make it look easy to do.Your smile gives…
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To love you, my son Is to love the rugged mountains, Strong you will be-The mountains they are calling to me:“Come adventure on my hills And rough edges, Be captivated by my slopes And…
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My husband is currently my pastor. He has shepherded our congregation while we are in a time of transition as we await a new pastor. His current sermon series is on the Parables. His…
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My dearest Heavenly Father, Your righteousness covers me. Therefore, I am counted among the righteous ones of which your Word speaks. You order the steps of the righteous (Psalm 37:23). You guide me, lead…
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Adoption never begins with the invitation of the child. Adoption always begins with the initiative of the parents. Before Baby B was born, she had parents who were working to adopt her. Our pursuing…
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The last 4 months since my last post “Disappointment of a Failed Adoption”, my God has done incredible things in which I had no hand in. It was all part of His incredible sovereignty.…
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The months of growing to love this blue eyed, strawberry blonde beauty has taught me rich and eternal things about my Lord. But nothing could have prepared my heart for the disappointment of this…