• imperfect parenting
    Family

    Forgiveness and imperfect parenting

    As parents, forgiveness sets us free from the demands of perfectionism. We don’t have to get it all right. When we mess up, we apologize, humbly ask for forgiveness, and accept the grace there for us. In fact, our imperfect parenting provides the opportunity to teach our children about…

  • Wholeness

    What I learned in 2022

    Every year I try to go back and reflect on what I’ve learned. This year was a full one for me. Full of waiting for my daughter’s arrival. Full of joy and thriving and big emotions and breakdowns. Here’s what I learned through this intense yet beautiful season: Motherhood…

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    Ordinary Life

    Waiting With Anticipation

    Waiting for a Baby I’m coming into my 3rd trimester next week with our first baby girl, Laura Marie. I praise God for a healthy pregnancy and for carrying me and baby Laura this far. What a joy it’s been to feel her move and grow. Words can’t fully…

  • having a girl
    Ordinary Life

    We’re Having a Girl

    Friends, I’m so excited to share that come September 2022, Joey and I are having our first baby — a GIRL! I’ve entered into my second trimester (oh, thank GOODNESS, I never knew creating a baby during the first few months was so brutal) and am starting to have…

  • breaking generational trauma
    Family

    Breaking the Chains of Generational Trauma

    Generational Trauma We know now that newborns don’t enter into the world with a clean slate. Their emotional history begins even before they are conceived. For example, all the eggs a woman will carry form in her ovaries while she is a fetus in her mother’s womb. In other words, when your mother…