Thoughts

I am sure you have found yourself making plans for a future you see laid out in front of you. Your wants and the things you believe will make you happy. Maybe you attempted to barter with God-making promises to be a certain way if things just go as you plan. Alas, we are not […]

Someone hasn’t heard my story – someone needs to hear yours. Sometimes I feel like my story is old and tired, because that is how I feel about it. I get tired of living the feelings and the memories and the reminders. The barrenness has echoed throughout the years. Day after day, month after month,

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

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

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