Honestly, it’s been a season of craziness. I feel like I just can’t catch a break. Sometimes it’s hard not to believe that all this craziness isn’t a reflection of me. When your world is caving in, it is pretty easy to start pointing the finger at your self-worth. If only I had better time […]
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by Jessica Turner Somewhere today there is a woman who had to let something go that she held close for a long time. Maybe she had to let it go again, for the thousandth time, but she did. She handled it. She is my hero. Standing very still is another woman who feels very alone,
I am going to be completely honest and transparent: most mornings I wake up feeling behind before the day even starts. Four kids, one husband, a writing ministry, and all the other dreams waiting for their perfect season, I often feel like I am playing catch-up. Laundry seems never to end. House seems never to
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guest post by Emily Humpries When I was young, I knew that I loved kids. I knew (and often heard) that I was good with kids. I started babysitting at a pretty young age, and I LOVED it. Then, not long after I graduated college, I became a nanny, and I worked for a
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He calls it a rip-stick. I call it a skateboard with two wheels. Took him two days to even stand up on the thing. Determination kept him trying over and over. More time was spent recovering from a fall than actually riding the board. Maybe that’s just life: We spend more time recovering from falls
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by Julie Longwood The kitchen sink…. It’s a place that holds so many meanings and triggers so many feelings. Confusion has set in! The kitchen sink is the place in my home where I find myself the most, physically, emotionally, and often spiritually. It’s my worst nightmare and my reprieve, my duty and my hiding
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“I am a mess right now,” I whisper to my husband one night. “And can’t seem to pioneer my feelings. I can’t appear to make sense of it all. “I feel like I have a wound that just won’t heal.” Have you ever felt like you couldn’t make sense of your life? Unsure what had just
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Sometimes you unexpectedly meet a person for a brief moment in time, loose track of each other, and then miraculously your paths cross again. There is no doubt in my mind Janell Rardon is in my life for a purpose. She has become a mentor to me not only in the area of writing, but
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If you have missed the introduction to the series check out last week’s post here. by Emily Sue Allen I could tell you many stories about times in life that I felt inadequate, weary, unable to overcome obstacles, incapable of repairing circumstances, and like my cup was totally empty. I could tell you stories from
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“Hurry up mom! We have to do the hard to get to the easy.” Yeah, she is pretty much right. Doesn’t make it any easier in the middle of a mountain climb (not really a mountain, more like a hill that feels like a mountain). Not the words I want to hear as I
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