A little heads up for my pals who are childless but wish to be otherwise, struggling with infertility, or in the adoption wait — I will be gushing about parenthood in this post, so you may want to skip if your heart is feeling tender. You are in my prayers.…
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Friends and family keep checking in with us for adoption updates, which I so appreciate! Though there isn’t any news, it makes us feel so supported. I’ll try to share an update here every 3-4 months or so. We don’t have an online profile posted by our agency yet, but…
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I recently read Embracing Weakness: The Unlikely Secret to Changing the World while traveling home from a work trip to Dallas, and it nearly brought me to tears right there on a plane full of strangers. In this book, Shannon Evans holds up a mirror we often do our best…
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There’s an adorable Christmas book called, The Giving Manger. It comes with a wooden manger, a bundle of straw, and a baby Jesus. Every time a member of your family does an act of service, they put a piece of straw in the manger. By Christmas, it’s full of straw,…
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Today in Church a couple renewed their wedding vows after 70 years of marriage. As they held hands and looked into each other’s eyes to exchange vows, love radiated from their joyful, weathered faces. I imagined the adventures, sacrifice, and ordinary days they must’ve had in 70 years. Their descendants…
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In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus heals a blind man by anointing his eyes with clay and instructing him to wash in the Pool of Siloam. An excerpt from today’s reading As Jesus passed by he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man…
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The serpent promised Eve eating from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil would make her more like God. In their book, Walking with God, Jeff Cavins and Tim Gray write of this encounter, “The serpent suggests that if Eve eats the forbidden fruit, then she will be like God…In…
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We had the privilege to hang out with our sweet nephew yesterday while his parents had a date night. Mark and I have been looking forward to this since they asked if we were available. I excitedly prepped the house (moved anything sharp within tiny arms’ reach) and doodled Daniel…
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I won’t call this a “book review” because I’ll probably share more about how reading this book made me feel than about the content. Let’s just pretend I’m sitting down with you over a cup of tea to chat about my thoughts on a good read that touched my heart.…
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A few years ago, my sweet husband got us tickets to see Matthew Kelly speak at a local church. He’s a really fun, energetic speaker and if you have the chance to see his presentation, definitely go! One of the most impactful ideas I took from the event was to take notes during…
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