5 tips for fostering your marriage in motherhood
I’ll never forget our first date. Clay had me create a playlist, and we walked down the 3rd Street Promenade listening to it. He slipped his hand into mine for the very first time....
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5 practices to help your marriage thrive
Divorce is not even a word in Clay’s and my marriage vocabulary. And yet I don’t just want a marriage that survives; I want a marriage that thrives. I have a lot of growth...
3 ways I’ve nurtured my marriage in early motherhood
How do you nurture your marriage in the thick of the early stages of motherhood? It’s a question I was asked last week in my Mom Mentor interview with Lisa Hamel. My first response...
what beautiful things I’ve seen
It is the song that plays through our engagement video. And it’s the song that’s been running through my head lately as I revel in life with this little miracle.⠀ 10 weeks: The day...
in the wake of a breakdown
I wrote this post last Sunday… This morning as I nursed her, in the rocking chair in her nursery, in the dim light of the morning sun, her little fingers wrapped around my thumb...
a new journey
In so many ways it felt like the end of a journey when we took this photo. And in so many ways it was. It was the end of a long journey of singleness....
3 things I’ve learned in 3 years of marriage.
3 things I’ve learned in 3 years of marriage: 1. Marriage is a journey, not a snapshot. It’s full of ups and downs, times of rejoicing and those of struggle. We’re in it for...
the whole story
“It’s not just picture perfect dancing in a white dress…” – Jake Scott, Tuesdays True confession: I’ve been watching the Bachelor. I pretty much disagree with everything about the show, but it’s a fun girl-bonding...
beauty in winter
// on enduring winter seasons and seeing the beauty through the lens of the God who created them all // Back to the spot where we got married, almost three years ago. Looks quite different...
with awe and wonder
“Oh, darlin’ my heart’s on fire for you.” – Passenger I remember looking into his eyes that day with awe and wonder that he chose me. Fast forward into marriage, and I find myself...
