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Finding Shelley At Christmastime
For years I have struggled to find her. For seventeen Christmases I have looked for her but I have been so overcome with grief that my eyes couldn’t see what was right in front of me. Christmas is a...
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boyhood: living in a hood of boys
I live with lots of boys. One husband and then four little precious creations the Lord has given to us. Three of them are boys. The ladies in this house are outnumbered 4:2 and it’s a tough time for...
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You Are My Sunshine
There was a time when I couldn’t sing the song, “You Are My Sunshine” without crying. Somewhere near the part about taking my sunshine away, the tears would begin to blanket my eyes, the tears wouldn’t...
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Teach Them To Pray
I am currently reading Timothy Keller’s book, Prayer. I am the kind of reader who reads the last chapter when I am about halfway through a book, the anticipation of the last words is the kind of...
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How I Began To Feel Free: Busyness
I recently read the article, Busy Is A Sickness on Huffington Post Parents by Scott Dannemiller. As I read the article I can’t help but whisper the word “yes” aloud as I relate to every word. I have...
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The Joy Of Making Memories
Every day I have the opportunity to make memories with my children. Somedays with my little family can overwhelm me but then there are moments when I find myself stepping back and seeing a bigger...
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The Things I Said I’d Never Do: An Unraveled Parent
There was a moment the weekend right before Christmas where I found myself cheering in a dark deserted parking lot on a chilly December night. I was cheering because my three year old was peeing in the...
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The WORST Mom Ever
I am the WORST mom ever. Sometimes I say this phrase to my kids when they are experiencing a disappointing circumstance. Truly. I can be fun but I am also tough. This combination leads to many...
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Unraveling Kindness
I never knew it but for a long time I never understood the real reason of why it was important to be kind to others. I can remember being taught the saying “do unto others as you would have them do...
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When The Days Are Long And The Years Are Short
Gretchen Rubin says it best in her book, The Happiness Project. “The days are long but the years are short.” Now, I know for some of my friends that have grown children (you know) I do not and cannot...
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Prayers For My First Grader
It was supposed to be rest time in our home at 1:30 this afternoon. I put my baby down in her crib, closed the door and walked down the stairs to call the boys in for rest time just the way I normally...
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The Crumbs On The Countertop
I am not proud, but there have been moments in my Christian life when I have cried over the dust on my baseboards, the spills on my carpet and the crumbs on the countertop. Cleanliness is next to...
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The Terrible, Laughable and Humbling Places of Parenting
There are times when you see your kids shine in the same way you shine and you beam with pride. There are other times when your kids demonstrate undesirable behaviors like eat ashes from the fire pit...
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Thursday Night Refresh
I am very excited to talk bout something we have going on at our church on my blog. I never really talk specifically about church events on my blog but this new ministry is very personal to me and I...
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Unraveled Church
It feels strange to learn how to “do” church while your husband is in full time ministry. For some people it feels strange to “do” church at all and to others “doing church” feels like an old perfectly...
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What God Gives
Some may say, God gives you only what you can handle. But in my personal experience I have lived the exact opposite of the well known phrase. What God gives has always been so much more than I can...
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Unraveled Motherhood
Hello. I am glad you are here. I’d like to forward this post with the obvious message that I am not at all a baseball player and I know very little about the game. I am simply a fan of baseball but...
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Am I Doing Enough?
I know you know the days. The rising, eyes barely open at the first murmur of a child and one tiptoe in front of the other with them down the stairs as not to wake the others. You crack open your...
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passionate. not terrible. passionate.
She sits there in her room, tiny plastic pieces of treasures, books, pink feather pens surround her, a crooked tiara on her head and streaks of orange marker are drawn on her leg from her kneecap to...
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When X Marks the Spot
I have a child who enjoys drawing check marks on all of his drawings. To him, a check mark is his mark of approval on his drawing. If he feels good about a drawing, it gets a check mark at the top...
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