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Painting Unanswered Prayers
I remember the day we walked through our first house. We had looked at over four million houses online and walked through what felt like one hundred. We had fallen in love a few times, but nothing felt as perfect as that one. When we walked out of THE house for the first time, Dan…
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When Dinosaurs Spit
Earlier this summer, Dan and I drove to St. Louis to meet one of my best friends and her sweet family. On our first day in St. Louis, my friends husband attended a conference, so Dan and I met Heather and her sweet boys, Westin and Henley, at the zoo. It was at least 189…
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When Dreams Die
Long before Dan and I ever met and eventually got married, I wanted to be a Mom. It’s probably the biggest dream I have ever had. When Dan I got married, he knew I wanted to be a Mom and he knew I wanted to stay home with our babies. I will never forget the…
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Something New
When I started writing in this space almost 5 years ago, I really had no idea what I was doing. I knew that I had words that were bubbling up inside me, and I knew that I needed to get them out. For years, we had prayed that God would lead us to a place…
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It Was the Worst of Times
Contrary to how much I have used this space in 2021, I still really love to write. In fact, I have come to this space over and over again in the last several months starting drafts, but never finishing them. There are a lot of reasons why I haven’t finished many posts this year, but…