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July 2014

July 06, 2014

It’s Not About Us

Parents, we need to be mindful of our motives today. Anything we choose to give...

July 02, 2014

A Walk Through on VBACs and Why Hospitals Can’t Always Offer Them

Vaginal Births After Cesarean (aka VBAC) have become a bit of a hot topic since our...

July 01, 2014

Stones and a Slingshot

For the last couple months, a dear friend and I have been working through Becoming...

May 2014

May 15, 2014

Hello, My Name is Abra and I had Hyperemesis Gravidarum

Today is National Hyperemesis Gravidarum Awareness Day. I had HG throughout the entirety of all...

April 2014

April 29, 2014

Forgiveness and Trust

Confusing forgiveness and trust means that forgiveness doesn’t actually have any teeth; it’s grace without...

April 15, 2014

Modest About Immodesty

It's time for Christian men to stop having immodest reactions to immodesty. Yes, female immodesty...

April 10, 2014

Two Years Later

My youngest turned 2 today. He is so old and so young all at once....

April 07, 2014

Anger

I am reading Rid of My Disgrace right now, which is a solid (albeit emotionally...

March 2014

March 10, 2014

Distracting Idols

"The Kingdom of God is not a matter of organic eating, education choices for your...

February 2014

February 18, 2014

Good Housekeeping: Making the Most of Your Mission Field

My head hits a mountain of clean laundry that is waiting to be folded on...

February 11, 2014

Your Body

Your body is not yours. You are its steward. Because you were bought with a price, all...

February 10, 2014

You Need to Sleep

God created us this way. Just like oxygen and food, we need sleep to work...

January 2014

January 28, 2014

Obey and Rest

I was just thinking about this over the weekend. In order to have a truely...

January 13, 2014

Check

"(To do) lists can actually become a window to our soul and reveal our take on...

January 08, 2014

I Do

The starting point for us, moms, in any difficult parenting situation…in any challenging schedule…in any...

December 2013

December 16, 2013

Hospitable Love

When I make my home an inhospitable environment (as in hostile, cold, and unwelcoming) for...

December 15, 2013

Priorities

If you can keep Christ at the center of your day...you will find that the...

December 10, 2013

If I Told You Once…

How often do parents repeat themselves? If your home is anything like mine, the answer...

November 2013

November 28, 2013

Surprising Myself

Today I realized that I am thankful for having had Hyperemesis Gravidarum throughout my pregnancies....

November 08, 2013

Obedience Ensures Happiness

Laissez-faire parenting does not produce gracious, humble children. It produces brats. They are neither fun...

November 08, 2013

Be Spunky

13 Ways To Lose Your Pre-Motherhood Moxie by: GraceLaced 1. Take yourself too seriously,...

November 06, 2013

Moms, Why Do You Yell?

“I’m a yeller,” she said, she being the mother of three young children. “No,” I...

October 2013

October 02, 2013

What Are Women For?

Excellent sermon series by my pastor. This is two parts of a 6 part series,...

September 2013

September 22, 2013

Woman’s Beauty

It’s all the things already behind a woman that bring her beauty to the front....

August 2013

August 19, 2013

Education Methodology and Love

This year, I have two of my littles in school. My oldest is entering 2nd...

August 01, 2013

Birthing Cliques

I know it is in style to fight for our "right" to have our birth...

July 2013

July 24, 2013

Resources

Yesterday evening my husband came home to find a frazzled wife. It was too hot...

May 2013

May 28, 2013

Take Care of Yourself

Because your body is God's temple, you should treat it with care and concern. This...

April 2013

April 09, 2013

10 Things I Learned from 139 Weeks of Hyperemesis Gravidarum

Tomorrow it will be my baby’s first birthday. Tomorrow will mark one year since having...

March 2013

March 19, 2013

Free Sanctification

I’m trying to get dressed quickly before Ben has to leave for school when Jude...