Category: Motherhood
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To Be Honest…
The reality is when we skip over being human, we skip over the opportunity to allow the Savior to be our Savior. Here in the mess- the humanness of our hearts is exactly where we meet our closest friend. We invite Jesus into the mess. I have to be honest with myself and with Jesus…
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Pursuing Connection
I wasn’t getting any better. I started methodically asking myself if there was a place for me to turn around. I needed to get out of this line of traffic. I began to feel panic. I was sweating and starting to nervously shake. I tried changing the music I was listening to. I tried praying.…
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The Weekly Goods- Connecting Our Body and Heart
When I picture Jesus viewing my heart, I want to pull his arm to the more beautiful engaging and colorful flowers of my garden. But in His sweet tenderness, He leads me back to this ignored and pushed away area.
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A January Recap for Wholistic Hearts
Time to do our monthly recap of The Wholistic Hearts podcast. We kicked off the 2021 year with pursuing wholehearted, holistic living. We are called to live a life abundantly, and I believe it is when we step into wholeness with our whole heart, mind, soul, and spirit. Each episode was deliberate picked for the…
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15 Things I Would Say to Myself as a Young Mama
15 Things I Would Say to My Younger Mama Self God gave you your children for a reason. You are the mama for the job. RECEIVE that truth. Believe it to the core of your being. Put the “How to ….” Book down. First, lean in and study your child. You will see and notice…
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Identity- Who Are You?
I felt this deep pit in my stomach as a young mama of four kids. The laundry was piled on the floor; the dishes were piling up. The never ending amount of diapers to change. My to-do list and life’s mundane offerings seemed to be always in charge of my trajectory of the day.
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Boundaries
If you haven’t seen Jim Gaffigan’s comedy sketch on parenting back in the day, please do yourself a favor and watch it now. It will make you laugh. At least I hope so. There is a line he says with his Jim Gaffigan way, “People ask me all the time, “What’s it like having four kids?…
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The Words We Speak Over Our Children Matter
My words bring Life or it brings death to our children’s hearts. What we speak over them is the heartbeat of who they are. No matter how old we are, we have an innate longing for approval, affirmation, and sense of belonging from our parents.
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You Can’t Make This S*$#% Up
I’m gonna say it. I think my testimony will be called, “You can’t make this shit up.” I know, that’s offensive to some of you. It was to me, too. And that’s okay. But really…Holy Spirit is wild and so very liberating. When I first started learning about the Holy Spirit, the wildest things were…
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The Body Speaks- Loving and Accepting Our Whole Selves
Nine years ago, I was in so much physical torment. My feet felt like fire ants were stuck inside the bottom of my foot. My skin raw and blistering from the uncontrollable itching. Sleep was not an option with this intense rash on my feet which lasted for 5-7 days for years upon years. Questions…