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Birth Story: Trying to beat the odds and becoming a superhero Pt. 1

Posted on December 12, 2015September 5, 2016 by Amy

This week I celebrate my birthday. Over the last two years I have learned that birthdays really should be a celebration of your mama (and often papa too). So as I reflect on my wonderful mama and the celebration of birth, I’ll share with you Anna’s birth story. Its a little long, so it will…

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When a baby cries at church

Posted on December 4, 2015April 27, 2017 by Amy

There we are, in the middle of a beautiful service, and then we hear it, the sounds of our smallest church goers. A loud cry from the pew behind us, a kneeler going bang across the aisle, or a fit from the young one in our own pew. Our quiet peaceful moment is ruined. When a child cries…

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7 ways to Advent with a toddler

Posted on November 27, 2015December 3, 2017 by Amy

Advent is coming. Hooray! This is a beautiful time of year filled with anticipation and growth. But there are also a lot of things that try to steal our focus during this time of preparation. Shopping, decorations, and flying food get in the way of my solemn time of preparation. Although my little Anna provides…

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How to be a family like the Weasleys

Posted on November 20, 2015April 27, 2017 by Amy

In the Weasley’s large family there is every personality in the book. A goofy dad, over protective mom, a wild dragon taming sibling, the rule-following older brother,  jokester twins, an unexpected and powerful sister, and more. Harry, and all the readers that live vicariously through him, are drawn to this family. During Harry’s long summers at Privet Drive, he…

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Finding Balance in Work and Life

Posted on November 7, 2015April 27, 2017 by Amy

Have you ever struggled to find balance in your day? To feel like you are doing all of things you want to accomplish and being in all of the places you want to be? Do you feel like you are getting sucked down a black hole in one area of your life and have nothing…

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Crown of Creation… A letter to my daughter

Posted on November 3, 2015April 27, 2017 by Amy

Sweet Anna, You are the crown of creation. The sprinkles on the cake, the cherry on top, the gravy on the potatoes, and the tip of the mountain. God made the world and everything in it. He taught the deep oceans to crash on the shore and the clouds to shower on the earth. He…

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