Culture Shock: I don't belong here
It's not just you, friend. I have found ostracized amongst friends, amongst family, in church groups, in work settings.
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"I hope you find our blog a gathering space to grow you and your family. Kick off your shoes, grab a cozy drink, and stay awhile. Our hope is that you find joy in every season."
-Lauren
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- Aug 6, 2021
- 2 min
Goatin to Sell this Place
South Carolina farmhouse and homestead for sale, situated on 9.72 acres of picturesque rolling land.
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- Jun 17, 2021
- 6 min
Singleness is a Gift. Say What?!
I love this cup. But it makes me struggle. I struggle with being between Joel’s wife and the woman I am in this season of waiting and the...
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- Jun 15, 2021
- 2 min
God is Never Really Silent
“Was that really God talking?” or “What if you heard incorrectly and do the wrong thing?” plagued my brain.
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- Jun 10, 2021
- 7 min
An Adventure Meant to be Shared
In May, I went out the Pacific Northwest for the trip of a lifetime to Tillamook, Oregon.
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- Nov 30, 2020
- 8 min
Embracing the Broken Path
Like every great story, there is a hero and a guide. There are key characters. There is a crisis and a resolution. For every story as old as
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- Nov 20, 2020
- 5 min
Where Loss and Grace Meet
My Story cannot start without going into the good, the bad, the ugly, the hurt, the loss, and the pain.
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- Nov 16, 2020
- 7 min
Love Builds a Nest
The old saying goes "When one door closes, another one opens." When our first foster placement, baby K left our home the end of March in...
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- Nov 16, 2020
- 7 min
The Call to Foster
I wanted to go the "safe" route of private adoption. Now, even typing that out, I have to laugh at myself.
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- Nov 6, 2020
- 6 min
Immense Grief but Great Joy
I’ve held many “titles” in my life, but “Nate’s Mama” is by far my favorite.
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- Nov 5, 2020
- 8 min
5 Boundaries for Peopling through the Holidays
I want to encourage you, as always to seek joy in EVERY season- especially the holiday season. So, I've put together a list of 5 simple boun
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- Oct 19, 2020
- 2 min
Children are Work
But it's not what you think... What I am talking about goes out to those, like me, that used to believe children are a distraction from...
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- Oct 12, 2020
- 4 min
Carseats and Covid and Campers, Oh My!
Campfire! Y'all, I am a NCIS junkie it is what I always watch when I work because I have seen it so many times I know I won't miss much,...
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- Sep 3, 2020
- 4 min
ReNew 2020 Challenge
Is it time for you to hit the reset button on this year?!We started the last 3rd of the year yesterday. That’s 119 days to wake up, show up,
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- Dec 1, 2019
- 2 min
A Christmas Gift from Joel to Freddie
So every single Christmas, my husband would paint Christmas cards.This year these ornaments will buy a gift for Freddie from Joel.
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- Sep 9, 2019
- 7 min
To Those Who have Abandoned Our Son and Me
He loved harder in those last 8 months of becoming a father and you never got to see it. His greatest calling in life was fulfilled and
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- Aug 1, 2019
- 10 min
I don't wear my rings
My friend Emily, who recently just lost her baby boy, unexpectedly, after 30 some odd hours of life and I talk daily. I allow her to ask...
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