It happened. A pause in the conversation. A lull in which someone thought it would be a wonderful time to direct her attention toward the newlywed in the group and ask, “So, when do you think you two will be having a baby?” I could write a book. That question, “So when are you two…
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We sang this hymn at church on Sunday. The words melted my writer’s heart, especially the last line. The Love of God | Frederick M. Lehman The love of God is greater far Than tongue or pen can ever tell; It goes beyond the highest star, And reaches to the lowest hell; The guilty pair, bowed…
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Growing up a pastor’s daughter, marrying the pastor’s son, and well on my way to becoming a pastor’s wife, people often assume that I’m a super Christian. Which, of course, I am. I’m blessed to be a super Christian. When my eyes pop open in the morning, the first thing I see is our “This…
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Hey y’all! I am delighted to welcome Kristel Acevedo to the blog today. She is a wife & work-at-home Mom living in Miami. Kristel is one heck of a writer and I’ve loved getting to know her more through her blog and our connection via The Influence Network. I’m especially impressed with her drivenness. Kristel is a contributor to…
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A portion of my 2015 goals read “pursue a few opportunities that will allow me to compensate my time online.” I have been pursuing such opportunities. And it’s been totally stressing me out. Building a blog that attracts brands. Applying to ad networks. Signing up for affiliate programs, and trying to include affiliate links without…
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In my fourteen months as a mother, I’ve observed that we, a society, generally don’t expect kids to act like kids. In other words – we like babies, but only if they look like Baby Gap models. Ideally, we want our babies to wear pin-able outfits, be immaculately clean, to only say cute things at…
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Historically, I’ve taken a bit of pride in the fact that I’m not a morning person. You know morning people. The ones that wake up at 5am with sick, Cinderella-esque glee. Pretty sure that bluebirds bring them a cup coffee. “Good morning, Darling! Lovely to see you looking so chipper!” Yeah. Those people. I’ve always been…
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There’s no pretty way to admit this, so I’ll come right out and say it: I feel entitled. I’ve noticed the dissonance in my soul for months, but I’ve only recently put a name to it: entitlement. Some people feel entitled to things because of who they are. My entitlement is based more on what…
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Do you have a stack of journals piled somewhere in your house, spines balanced on top of each other every which way? Then, like me, you can appreciate a good journal when you see one. I’ve been through about 30 journals in 19 years (my early pages were full of scintillating details like, “Eit PopTarts…
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After thinking long and hard, I finally happened upon a tagline that describes my intentions for this space. And by “thinking long and hard,” I mean polling my Facebook friends and Instagram followers. It was very scientific. Truthfully, it didn’t seem right to define my blog without y’all. Together, we happened upon this phrase: “Gut-writing…
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