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Sharing the Hard Parts of Our Family Story

30 Jan

My husband and I met in college. I was a freshmen and he was a junior. We married just after I graduated and this year we will celebrate 13 years. When I look back over our 4 years of dating and each year of our marriage, I think about many happy things like our first home, vacations we've taken, ... View Post

5 Resources to Help You Study Scripture

28 Jan

One of my own personal goals for this year is to better learn how to study Scripture and make it a priority. I have to admit that after having heard the same parables, verses, and stories through the years I have lost my awe and zeal at times for God's Living Word. I take for granted that which is ... View Post

Family Story: How to Write Your Values Statement

26 Jan

So we have explored what your values look like according to snapshots of your lifestyle and we have begun the process of developing our family values. Now it's time to prioritize and solidify what we have found and actually write out our family values. Values come from our experiences, culture, ... View Post

Family Story: Set the Stage {Developing Values}

19 Jan

Over the past 9 years, loss has been a major theme in our family story. Since 2006, my husband and I have lost 4 babies through miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy and both of our mothers to horrible diseases. We fought hard to establish our family while we leaned in close to our siblings and fathers ... View Post

2015 Reading List for Women

15 Jan

It's that time again {although I'm a little late in the New Year, sorry friends}. I am an unashamed book junkie with piles all over the house so one of my favorite things to do in December is go through my stacks and carefully pick out the titles I want to read throughout the next year. I typically ... View Post

Family Story: Set the Stage {Assessing Values}

12 Jan

It’s the beginning of a new year. Enter New Year’s resolutions, goals, dream-boards, and fresh plans. The underlying theme is hope... for a better you, for a better life, for a better story. We focus so much on ourselves, that it is often easy to overlook our families. I may have the goal to eat ... View Post