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This moment in our life, we have dreamed about for years. Years of prayers, years of dreaming, and years of wondering when, just maybe when, it would be our time to have a child. Many have said “oh, just wait until you have to change diapers and stay up with her all night because she…
As the saying goes, “It takes a village to raise a child.” Dan and I have often said being in youth ministry, that we treat our youth group kids as our own. We always have. We talk with them, care for them, hug them, and cry with them, as if they were. That whole concept…
Over the past few weeks, I have been spending some time talking about pregnancy. This has been a learning experience for myself, being a first-time-pregnant-mom. Trust me, I am FAR from having it altogether. In fact, the reason I share this series, like learning how to let go and where to begin, is everyday I…
I tell myself that maybe one day I will stop posting weekly pictures of Mazy, but I just can’t quit quite yet! She is just way too camera-loving to stop! Almost everytime I pull a camera out, she gets a big smile on her face. So here’s yet another week, of Mazy-love! She loves to…
Parenting is one of the best things that has ever happened to me. I would like to say that I didn’t have expectations when it came to giving birth, parenting, and raising a child, but that would be a complete lie. I would love to say that I accepted the challenges with complete okay-ness, but…
GOD’S plans are worth the wait. If someone told me that I would give birth, I would have laughed. In fact, I probably would’ve cried because why would anyone tease me with that idea? If someone told me that I would have our first child at 31, I would have laughed. In fact, I probably…