I broke my wrist/arm. Not even a good story, unless you consider clumsiness a good story. Thankfully I was at my parents when it happened because the next day my oldest son was vomiting. And the day after that was my youngest. It’s amazing how challenging life is when you take using two hands for […]
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Source I had initially posted Peeking Through My Window in March 2012 but happened upon it the other day and thought it was a great time to repost, even if it isn’t March Break…just insert “back to school” or something. I began preparing for March break in February. Alas, March break crept up fast and […]
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These are my friends, new and old, from the MomHeart Conference in Texas last week; one friend I met online 5 years ago, three I met last year at the conference in NC and two were brand new this year {or four if you count the adorable little girl and boy that tagged along with […]
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“Only in the darkness can you see the stars.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr. I don’t know when it started exactly. There wasn’t a specific moment or event that I can recall. The third week in January I remember having a bad cold and feeling like I couldn’t make it through Master Kids Club […]
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A few years back I bought some fascinators – a.k.a mommy hair accessories. A huge change since mama usually buys hair pretties for Chloe, not herself. Well, I just find these things completely fascinating. I feel so glamorous – like it just completes the outfit. The only thing that would make it better is if […]
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Photo Credit I cried as I read a story by Michelle Lyn from A life surrendered. Then I cried as I read this: Though I struggle, it’s not about release from the struggle, but allowing Him to change me through it. Though I fail, it’s not about the mistakes I’ve made, but what He’s done […]
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Last fall a friend of mine, Brianna {Heart(h) Management}, whom I have never met in real life, invited me to attend Mom Heart. I’d never heard of it and had barely heard of Sally Clarkson. On a whim, I said yes all those months ago and today I find myself boarding a plane, heading off […]
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Source I began preparing for March break in February. Alas, March break crept up fast and life being as it is, I was not as prepared as I had planned to be for our March Break trip. I forgot a few important things – like my beloved pillow and the new library books. What is […]
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Photo by Aelle This fall I was encompassed about by dark clouds. Thank you to those who took the time to comment or email me, sharing encouragement and personal stories. Sharing our stories brings depression out of the dark and into the light. There is no shame in depression, nor is it a bad word! […]
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Source justmakeit Little by little every day Little by little in every way Jesus is changing me Since I’ve made a turn about face I’ve been growing in His grace Jesus is changing me He’s changing me, my precious Jesus I’m not the same person that I used to be Some times it’s slow going […]

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