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June 2016

June 17, 2016

Psalm 33:1

31. Construction going quickly and smoothly on our home. 32. Sunshine. 33. The courage to...

March 2016

March 18, 2016

Carpe diem and Rest

My kids are sick. Nothing more than a cough and congestion, but some of them...

August 2015

August 05, 2015

My Specimen

I have two sons. Because I was so sick with Hyperemesis Gravidarum, I had a...

August 03, 2015

“All Babies are Wanted” is the Worst Pro-Life Argument

Written by Kallie Kohl "Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food....

July 2015

July 14, 2015

Little Things

I've been resting and it has felt so very good. A couple months ago, we...

July 09, 2015

Worth Reading: Encouragement for the Wife and Mom

I got the stomach bug my kids had last week. Blech. I really hate vomit....

June 2015

June 15, 2015

My Best Instead

There's no point in lying, life hasn't been easy lately. My husband is working a...

May 2015

May 11, 2015

Mama

I know I've been quiet. I've been very busy. We bought a really cute house...

January 2015

January 05, 2015

Dependent, Not Brave

The only way to parent is with faith that God is able to keep and...

December 2014

December 20, 2014

A Personal Word on Audio Sermons

My husband and I were talking about this a couple of days ago, and I...

November 2014

November 11, 2014

Interview with Emily C. Gardner

October 2014

October 21, 2014

Motherhood Can Be All Consuming

Please join me today over at Pearl's OysterBed, where I am talking about intimacy in early...

September 2014

September 02, 2014

New Adventure

On Monday we started educating our girls at home. We hired a wonderful gal to...

August 2014

August 22, 2014

Answered Prayers 2014 No. 7-10

The last two months have been a whirlwind, filled with clearly answered prayers and wonderful...

July 2014

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 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....

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 21, 2014

Gifted

Have you ever heard of the "gift of criticism"? You have friends who swear up...

January 14, 2014

Creativity

When we are grateful and blessed by each other's becoming more like Christ, there's no room...

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 17, 2013

Salvation by Yoga

Your life, your Facebook, your bank account are all proclaiming a gospel all day long....

December 16, 2013

Hospitable Love

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