November Link Love

Welcome to Monthly Link Love – a new series I’m starting to share some of my favorite posts and videos from around the blogosphere! I hope you will enjoy reading some of these amazing posts!

26, Opposites And Marriage
“Love isn’t in the falling. It’s in the staying there.”

staying power [Alternately entitled: “tales from the very. worst wife”]
“Because leaving is not an option. Because staying is beautiful.”

where is the mommy-war for the motherless child?
“Let’s stop quibbling about what competent mothers are choosing for their kids, and step it up for the kids that don’t have one.”

60+ Ways to Prepare for Adoption

{Adoption} How Adoption Opened A Family
“So, we said yes to open adoption. Trusted God in the face of the what ifs.”

Heroes and Hollow Men
“It isn’t about asking the hero to stand up. It’s about being a person who will go in after the broken and carry them into the Light.”

Warrior Myths and the Walking Wounded
“I stood there and wondered if those sitting around me clapping, waving their hands and mouthing ‘thank you’ would say if I sat down with them and told them that everything they’d ever heard about warriors was a lie.”

Watch This Incredible Timelapse Of What Happens When You Give A Homeless Veteran A Makeover

Unlikely Heaven
“So, you keep the dollar in your pocket… until you get to the coffee shop.”

The Mission Of Home
“As I take one more cup of apple juice to a nauseated child, I am giving a drink to someone in His name.”

THIS NEW SKYPE AD MIGHT MAKE YOU CRY AT WORK

A Time for Everything {Part 6}: The Art of Underachieving
“In short, I’ve professionalized underachievement and I’d like to share the wealth.”

Five Minute Friday-Truth
On fibromyalgia: “And I don’t like to talk about it and most people don’t even know because well . . . because it’s not a fun thing to talk about.”

How Our Son Will See Us
“He’ll know that people are broken, because his mom and dad were.”

The Tired Mother’s Holiday Creed
“For those days. For those holidays. You know the ones.”

To The Mamas of Littles During the Holidays
“Always choose the relationship with your kids over the Advent activity that makes you scream.”