In 2015 I sat on my pastor’s couch during small group with five other couples in the room. As I tried to put to words the feelings I was experiencing deep in my chest,…
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There is nothing more disorienting for an extrovert and enneagram 9 than having to be quarantined during a pandemic with limited contact with other humans. Add the fact that I am also a classroom…
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Adoption Christian Hedonmism Discipleship- Pauls and Timothys Grace in the Mundane Motherhood WomanhoodThe Platform of Redemptive Motherhood
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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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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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 son cries through the night On this Monday eve, Knowing, groaning in my soul That sleeplessness awaits me.His needs above mine I awake from my slumbering bedAnd think of Christ’s love divine,And care…
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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…