I’ve had people ask me excitedly, “How was Zimbabwe?” and honestly, I never know what to say. How do you sum up 12 days of an otherworldly, life changing, soul piercing experience into a few sentences? “It was good – life changing.” So much happened there that I don’t even know where to begin. Even…
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Whoever Welcomes a Little Child…
ContinueI’ve been thinking a lot of what to ask from you all as I prepare to travel to Zimbabwe in exactly one week. I’ve thought of prayer for myself, the rest of the team, the people we’ll meet, the leaders in Zimbabwe that we’ll be speaking with, our health, the travel, etc. And yet. Something…
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We Have This Hope
ContinueLast week I was hired to write for mom.me. I’m really, really excited to be a part of their group; they have some of my very favorite people with them. I’ll be writing with their Parenting section, similar to what I write with Babble but with more of an edge for snark/humor at times. So while…
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Prayers (and First Birthdays) for Nella
ContinueTomorrow, I’m leaving to fly to Kansas City until Monday. It might seem random, but it’s actually for a really special reason. Nella, the little girl in the picture above, is turning one. And since she was diagnosed with SMA Type 1 (spinal muscular atrophy) early on, this is huge. She wasn’t expected to live to…
{About Me}
Sam and I have been married since I was 19. He was 20. He's an OIF, medically retired veteran of the Army and Marines. We have 5 children - Bella was born in 2009 after a rather bumpy pregnancy and her first year was mostly crazy reflux. Preston and Julian, my identical twins, were born at 20 weeks in 2012 and lived only a few hours. Kaden was born full term in 2013 seemingly perfect, and at 4 days old he was found to have cardiomyopathy due to ciHHV-6. He passed away at 3 weeks old. Charlotte was born in 2015, and was a complete surprise to us. Each of them have changed our lives completely.
Currently I'm in school to become a counselor who focuses on trauma and grief.
I love Jesus - even though sometimes I get really angry and upset at the way our life has gone. I hope through my faults, insecurities, snarkiness, selfish nature, and general mess - my love for Christ and His work in my life shines through in my story.
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