*Trigger warning: Suicide* A couple of years after my youngest was born, I was diagnosed with PMDD. In my case, PMDD at its worst means that for one to two weeks each month, I spiral into a deep depression. Every sensory issue I have is exacerbated. Each day is a fight that I’m not sure […]
While Mary was laboring to give birth to her son and tending to him in the hours after, shepherds were going about their mundane work. On this most humble, ordinary of nights, God gave his people a glimpse of glory. Surrounded by the sounds of livestock, an angel broke through the dark, shining with the
I recently read The Journals of Jim Elliot, edited by Elisabeth Elliot, and was reminded again that one of our “heroes” of the faith struggled with sin, doubt, and the frailty of life. Born in 1927, Jim Elliot is most famous for his death at the hands of the very people he and several other
I’m easily distracted. After cleaning the house for an hour, I look around and wonder what I’ve ever done. I start with the goal of cleaning the kitchen, then have to change a dirty diaper. I see the clothes on the bedroom floor, so I start a load of laundry. The boys are fighting over
What does a good mom smell like? When we were in-process to adopt our oldest son, I obsessively cleaned and organized my home. If you’ve been pregnant and experienced nesting, this was 100 times more intense and thorough. I was anxiously attempting to control every aspect of the adoption process, and one way was through
I live a mundane, ordinary life. I’ve had mountaintop experiences – spiritual highs where I’ve been privileged to very visibly see God’s hand at work. But, most of my life is filled with mundane moments. Planning out another week of dinners. Changing a dirty diaper. Answering my preschooler’s twenty-sixth question before 8 am. In the
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My husband came down the stairs to see me in tears. I threw up my hands and yelled “I’m done!” before storming off to the bedroom, leaving my husband to deal with one child’s meltdown and another child crying in a high chair. This wasn’t my most connected moment as a mom of a child
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Creating a house characterized by love, truth, peace, and joy is one of my foremost goals as a Christian woman. I want to leave a legacy of faith, and I want my children to remember their childhood as one established in a Christ-centered home. They may be young, but I must be purposeful right now
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“To be human is to be afraid.” Edward Welch (When I Am Afraid: A step-by-step guide away from fear and anxiety) I’m a mom of two boys, and the advice I receive most often is to let them do dangerous things. As someone who has battled anxiety since Jr. High, that advice feels daunting.
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As an introvert, making mom friends seems an impossible task. Turns out, I’m not alone. In the Christian Introverted Moms Facebook group, the most common struggle women say they face is building community. Lasting, genuine friendships that aren’t filled only with superficial small talk feel like a myth. John 15:12-13: “‘This is my commandment,
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