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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…
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Beauty in the Battlefields: Claiming Victory in Christ
Our Victory in Christ This evening I am reflecting on a sermon recently preached by our Anglican priest, who brilliantly spoke on our victory in Christ. This victory is not something we fight for but what we fight from throughout this crazy, confusing, and beautiful life. This victory comes…
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Growing Pains: What Growth Really Looks Like
What Growth Looks Like When I was a kid, I experienced awful growing pains in my knees. At certain points, they hurt so bad that I could hardly extend my legs fully. My knees remained in a flexed position constantly, and when I attempted to stand upright, pain shot…
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Nurturing Beauty
Finding Beauty How often do you consider beauty? Or place yourself in the oncoming path of beautiful things? This could include anything from the sunset on your way home to the budding magnolia in your driveway. It may also show up in the piano piece your child is learning…
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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…
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30 Life Lessons at 30
Life Lessons at 30 This past weekend I turned 30. My husband found me an adorable mountain cabin tucked away in Bryson City, NC, where I spent time hiking and reflecting on these last 30 years. A few of my sweet college friends were able to join me towards…
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The Building Blocks of Hope
Adverse Childhood Experiences The presence of adversity, especially early on, can significantly affect the human brain and development. Since the late 1990s, we’ve learned about ACEs, or adverse childhood experiences, and the traces they leave behind. ACEs may be defined as potentially traumatic events that occur between the ages of 0-17,…
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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…
