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God in the sauna
“Up! Up! Up!” “Baba? Baba? Baba?” “Mama mama mama!” These sweet sounds punctuate my days, harmonizing with toy cars zooming across wooden floors and Goldfish plunking onto high chair trays. I delight in the cacophany of toddler noises that fill our home. And yet, they often drown out the still, small voice that is also […]
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Contradictions
Life with kids has been a study in contradictions for me lately: emotionally drained yet brimming with lovenever alone though somehow still feeling isolatedtime moving slowly but also flying by a noisy home and an often quiet inner lifeneeding a break from childcare but then missing my kidsbusy all day despite having few plans on […]
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Delight
This is what I desire:to enjoy my days while I’m in themviewing each one as a giftunwrapping them with delight& thanking the Giver
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Nameless
The minute my baby bump began showing I started fielding a singular question posed by friends, family, and grocery store cashiers alike: “Have you decided on a name?” When we found out we were having a boy at my 18-week anatomy scan (I could have sworn it was a girl and almost fell off the […]
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Abundant mess
It’s around 10am and we are barreling into the house after a morning trip to the YMCA. The boys are hungry; they’re rattling the door of the snack cabinet and whining. I mentally calculate which foods will equal the least amount of mess, settling on rice Chex and blueberries. I get the boys situated in […]
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Snow day
Snow falling in hushed tones Snuggling together on the couch, reading books Warm oatmeal in blue bowls Listening to Christy Nockels Snowflakes on eyelashes Red cheeks and runny noses Boots crunching in the snow on our street Naps 🙂 FaceTiming family Muffin tin brownies baking in the oven Playing Just Dance Night sledding with our […]
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Adopted!
You guys… it’s official!!! Kyeler’s adoption has been finalized!!!! I don’t think I’ve even shared his real name on here yet, wow. It happened about two weeks before Christmas—the absolute perfect gift. Kyeler has always felt like part of our family but it’s so wonderful knowing that he’s really, truly never leaving. I could cry […]
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Holding on
Motherhood, to me, feels like a constant letting go. First, in the delivery room, you let go of that second heartbeat thrumming inside of you. You let go of the sporadic kicks and hiccups coming from your rounded belly and welcome them to the outside. You quickly let go of all the newborn-sized onesies and […]
A Continual Feast 