Finding Beauty in the Brokenness: Music

My life is a soundtrack. Ask my husband.  I have a song for almost any phrase, which I commonly burst into at any moment. I have a 6th sense of music – knowing the year it was released and what was happening in my life during that period. For instance some 80’s ballads are definite …

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Cloudy With a Chance of Sunshine

A reprieve I had been longing for… A happy dose of normal… A break from the severity of the physical travail… A promise of spring… A hope that this cloud will one day lift… And my heart rejoices in a couple of good days, even if they are followed by more difficult ones. It’s a …

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Finding Beauty in Brokenness: Bible Verses

In this brokenness I’m determined to find glimmers of beauty. Last time I shared some books that have ministered to me during the loss of our pregnancy, and this week I wanted to share some verses and passages of Scripture that have been balm to my soul. I’ve received a generous stack of cards from …

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Faith Over Feeling…

I’m so glad we don’t know all of the details of how things will go… I’m thankful that God gives us just enough to not overwhelm us in the moment… I’m ever grateful for the daily increments of grace needed for that day alone, not the entire road ahead. Otherwise, we would surely sink. If …

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Finding Beauty in the Brokenness: Books

  There have been so many things pushing me through this loss and grief.  First and foremost is my hope in Christ. I honestly cannot imagine walking this road without His hand leading us, comforting us, caring for us, and faithfully providing for our needs. We would simply be left to wander aimlessly. I’m all …

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What Makes a Marriage Last 57 Years?

My parents celebrated 57 years of marriage this week!  It’s no small accomplishment, or feat. It’s been 57 years of choosing to love and respect one another through the thick and thin.  My parents have weathered lots of storms together over the last five decades, but they’ve continued to be an incredible example of marriage …

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Spring Will Be All The More Glorious…

2014 and I haven’t gotten along so well thus far. Between the weather trapping us in, the dark long days of this season, and my physical setbacks,I’ve had my fair share of thoughts of escaping this winter that continues to drag on. Oh how I’ve missed the warm sunshine, the blooming flowers, the luxury of …

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31 Meal Solutions for Overwhelmed Moms

When life gets messy, complicated, broken, or crazy busy, sometimes it’s time to just take a step back and go back to the basics.  I picture Will Smith teaching Kevin James the basic step clap dance move. Less cue tip and making the pizza, and back to home. We had been graciously loved on with …

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