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  • My Marriage Is Not Affair Proof

    My Marriage Is Not Affair Proof

    Google “How to Affair Proof Your Marriage” and you’ll end up with a slew of options, ranging in helpfulness from “Commit to honest, open communication” to “Watch out for that second or third cocktail.” My husband and I just celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary and while we don’t claim to have marriage figured out, there is…

  • I Can Do It All

    I Can Do It All

    I can do it all. And if you read my post entitled “I Can’t Do It All,” you can now be assured that I’ve completely lost my mind. Allow me to explain. I’ve had these posts planned (in my head, at least) for months. And I wanted to do them back to back. In fact,…

  • When You Despise Your Season

    When You Despise Your Season

    SEASON: a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature Our seasons of life are constantly changing based on the personal, relational, spiritual and work-related details of our lives. Some days, I absolutely love my current season of life. Other times, it can feel like the longest season ever. I’ll venture to say – The longest…

  • My Biggest Problem & Greatest Hope

    My Biggest Problem & Greatest Hope

    What is the biggest problem in your life? Once you identify that problem, you will discover what you need to resolve in order to have hope. If I view other people and their evil influence as the biggest problem, then my only hope lies in them getting their act together and changing for the better. If…

  • Completely & Utterly Lost

    Completely & Utterly Lost

    Last week, I heard this song in church and was struck by these words: Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord, By the power of grace divine; Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope, And my will be lost in Thine. The words are beautiful, aren’t they? And when you hear them in…

  • My Evening Routine (& how to create your own)

    My Evening Routine (& how to create your own)

    Here’s how I came up with my evening routine + how you can make one of your own…

  • I Can’t Do It All.

    In August, I took time to think through the fall season of life. (I wrote about several of the steps here.) One of the most helpful parts of this planning process was when I took time to list out the things that wouldn’t happen during the fall season of my life. Making that list was helpful…

  • thoughts on baby #4. [slightly filtered]

    thoughts on baby #4. [slightly filtered]

    A couple months ago, I shared the happy news that Jonathan & I are expecting a new little one in September. FIRST. I must say we are immensely thankful for this little life. We’ve loved it from the moment we knew it was inside me. Truly children are a blessing from God and the fact that I can…