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on August 20, 2018 · Leave a Comment

3 Ways to Breathe Life Into Your Soul When You’re Weary

I know we have all been there, in a really rough season, where life just seemed exhausting. Maybe you feel like everywhere you turn, you're getting hit with something. Maybe you feel like you are struggling to balance everything on your plate. Maybe life just seems non-stop and you're constantly … [Read more...] about 3 Ways to Breathe Life Into Your Soul When You’re Weary

Filed Under: Anxiety, Life Tagged With: Encouragement, Feeling Overwhelmed, Life, Overwhelmed, Weary

What to expect when your child starts kindergarten. A letter to my son on the first day of kindergarten.

on August 17, 2018 · Leave a Comment

On Your First Day of Kindergarten

I knew this day was coming, I've always known it was coming. Somehow, as the years went by, the day seemed to approach faster and faster. I looked for the button to stop time and I couldn't find it. The days just kept passing by and before I knew it, we were here. We were here with Kindergarten … [Read more...] about On Your First Day of Kindergarten

Filed Under: Back to School, Big Kid, Family, Ferg Littles, Jase, Motherhood, Parenting Tagged With: Back to School, Family, First day of Kindergarten, Kindergarten, Motherhood, Parenting

Get your home ready for back to school season with these simple tips.

on August 16, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Simple Tips to Get Your Home Ready for Back to School

  This post is sponsored by The Libman Company but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. By now, you've probably experienced a morning or two of the back to school chaos. It's a real thing. Going back to school seems to wreak havoc on your home and life for a good couple weeks … [Read more...] about Simple Tips to Get Your Home Ready for Back to School

Filed Under: Back to School, Big Kid, Home, Homemaking Tagged With: Back to School, Back to School Tips, Freedom Mop, Libman, Libman Company, Organization, Tips and Organization, Wonder Mop

School lunch can be fun! Check out these back to school lunch tips.

on August 15, 2018 · Leave a Comment

5 Tips to Make Packing School Lunch FUN!

This post was sponsored by Schnucks Markets. All opinions expressed are my own. Back to school season is in full swing! Most people have already started, or are just a matter of days away from their big day! My family is anxiously waiting for our big day tomorrow. More like my Jase is anxiously … [Read more...] about 5 Tips to Make Packing School Lunch FUN!

Filed Under: Back to School, Big Kid Tagged With: Back to School, Back to School Tips, Schnucks, Schnucks Markets, School Lunch, School Lunch Tips, School Lunches

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You deserve to exist, with the same grace and love You deserve to exist, with the same grace and love that you so freely give to your family. It’s not just about holding space for them; it’s about holding space for you, too.

You don’t have to shrink yourself to make room for others.

You deserve to take up space too.
Sometimes, the habits that helped us survive becom Sometimes, the habits that helped us survive become the hardest to unlearn. Those patterns once kept you safe, but now you’re learning they don’t need to anymore. 

Give yourself grace—you’re unlearning survival. Healing takes time, and with each layer you peel back, you’re discovering the person you’ve always been beneath the survival.

And if you’re anything like me, you’ll really learn to love her. ❤️
✨ NEW SEASON ✨ I’m not a big fan of change. ✨ NEW SEASON ✨

I’m not a big fan of change. My nervous system gets all panicky and tends to over research every possibility that could take place. It likes to tell me safety is in the details. 

But I know that’s not true.

This year has been a big year of growth for me in this department. Trauma told me control was my safety, but the truth was all I ever had was a false sense of control. 

This year has offered plenty of opportunities for me to say, “Okay God, you have my yes, wherever that leads.”

No over research. No over analyzing. No predicting every possibility. No trying to control the outcome.

Just a heart that says, “Yes.” 

Even when I don’t understand. Even when I’m nervous how it will turn out. Even when it feels like right now isn’t bad. Even when my heart’s confused. 

Even when….

God has been asking us both a lot lately, “Do I have your yes, no matter what that looks like?” Friday was the end of a season for Chad working at the Appliance Guys, and today starts a new season of a new company. It was NOT an easy decision, and it came with a lot of tears (mainly from me - are you surprised?). His boss, where he’s been for the last almost six years, has been an incredible support for our family as we walked through some of the hardest seasons of our family. They will always hold a special place in our heart.

But God said “it’s time” and my faith-filled husband said “Yes.” I have to admit, I don’t envy how hard this decision was for him. It affects us both, yes. But he had to walk it out. And I’m so grateful for His leadership and faith to Jesus to step into the next season when there are so many unknowns.

Sometimes, all God wants to know is does He have our “YES” no matter what that means. No matter what that changes. 

May I live my life in a way that has an open heart to hear from God and a willingness to say “YES” even when….

(PS he was so thrilled I made him take this photo. 😂 But I know this season will be one we forever ever want to remember, because God always shows His faithfulness).
I wonder if they would have chosen life for her. I wonder if they would have chosen life for her.

I wonder if they would have seen what was growing inside of her, and the fight that was about to come on the other side, if they would have said her life was worth saving.

I wonder if they would have discounted her before she had a chance. 

I wonder if they would have made a prediction about her quality of life and deemed her not worth the cost.

I wonder if they would have saw the life saving measures she would need and decided that it was worse to let her live.

I wonder if they would have saw everything that could go wrong, the bleak prognosis, and compared her to statistics. 

I wonder if they would have made a choice to encourage a decision that robbed us all of the miracle we see today.

Whether 48 hours or 4 years - her life has changed mine for the better. It’s heartbreaking to think someone may have once told me she wasn’t worth it.

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