Have you ever made scratch bread? It doesn’t require many ingredients, but the ingredients required have to be just right in order for the dough to rise and become a beautiful airy fluff. The yeast has to be good yeast, and the liquid can’t be too hot or too cold. Too much flour, then your […]
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I have given my testimony before, but left out parts that might have been too sensitive for the platform I was on at the time. Some of it used to be really embarrassing and some of it makes me look downright, clinically insane. I don’t say that for humor’s sake. I say that because I
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I remember the first time I met my husband’s son. It was in December 2012, and he had just turned 6 that September. He was the cutest, sweetest little boy with dimples that could take you out. He didn’t have to try to show them, they were always there. The last thing I wanted was
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In the morning, when I rise, give me Jesus. Say my prayers and take my Prozac before my head hits the pillow. There is so much stigma around “anti” anything medication, especially as a Christian. I didn’t want to take it. I was not one to advocate for it even though I study the field
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I didn’t always want to be a mom. I distinctly remember saying to my grandma one day, “I can’t stand little kids I never want a child,” and later thought I had cursed myself. I have had babies in my life since my little brother was born in 1993. I was 5 and he had
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