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A Father’s Heart (Blessings from an Unsuccessful Church Merger Part 3)
Moments such as this moment - when a pastor we barely knew affirmed my husband's love and leadership to my son and I - was a much-needed incidence of affirmation and encouragement. He…
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In my Father’s house there’s a place for me… (Blessings from an Unsuccessful Church Merger Part 2)
A few weeks after the merger conversation stopped and the churches parted ways, someone asked me how I was feeling about it all. One of the first things I mentioned was that I…
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Yes, our kids pay rent. Here’s why and how…
I really wish there had been a camera rolling in our house the day my husband declared that our 9-year-old was going to pay us rent. That was over three years ago. Now…
- Ezra, Family, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Lifestyle, Marriage, Military and Veteran Life, Miscellaneous, Motherhood, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Special Needs Parenting
2022 In Review
2022 was a good year for me and for my family. It was productive and meaningful, and I would like to briefly give a family update and share some of our accomplishments.
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The Lifegiving Table: A Venture into Hospitality & Table Discipleship
"All table-talk discussions, love given, and beauty cultivated at our table are for the purpose of making real our Savior and calling those who share life with us to serve Him their whole…
- Ezra, Family, Fatherhood, Friendship & Community, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Little Brother, Motherhood, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings
Confessions of a reluctant swim team mom
So, here's a few things that I learned and enjoyed about being a swim team mom (albeit, a reluctant one). Our family is resilient and has grown in our capabilities. As we progressed…
- Christmas, Family, Friendship & Community, Homeschooling, Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings
Our Moravian-Inspired Family Christmas Lovefeast
This past week, our family had the cherished opportunity to host a Moravian-inspired Christmas lovefeast in our home. I want to share the story behind what prompted us to plan this celebration, as…
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The Ingredients That Make Our Family Work
Being a family - creating these rhythms and developing our own family culture, the million tiny things that make us...us - is not something that has come easily for us. Our home is…
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He Called Me Twinkie: A Tribute for my Grandpa
He was just my grandpa, and I was his Twinkie. No drama. No expectations. Just love. I'm not sad. Grandpa lived a good life...a full life. It was his time. I know where…
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Becoming a read-aloud family (& tips for reading aloud to wild boys!)
There’s never been a point when I haven’t read to our boys, but homeschooling provides much more opportunity and time to read to them. At the beginning of 2020, I got the CD…
