About three years ago, I received some encouraging words out of the blue from three different people. Each one of them told me that Kris and I would conceive a son by the end of the year. The first time, I blew it off with a laugh thinking, “You are so, so wrong.” The second time annoyed me. And the …
Our Daughter Was Born And I Handed My Husband This Letter
Four weeks ago, I thought our baby was coming…a transitional time for the next step in my life, Kris’s life, and our marriage. I didn’t want one sentiment to be overlooked. I needed Kris to know how I felt about him becoming a father. I decided to write him a letter and packed it in his hospital bag. Two days ago, we celebrated our …
Final Reflections Before I’m Born A Mother
Every time I have contractions, it sends me into a flurry of thoughts. So much is about to change as I walk into a new role of unknowns. Before all my thoughts shift to keeping my new-born baby alive, I needed to journal my final reflections on the life I’ve lived before I am born a mother. I can already …
How I Enjoyed My Changing Body While Pregnant
One of the fears women have about having children is that pregnancy will ruin their body. We fear weight gain, being overcome by cravings, and never having the same curves in the same places again. Of course, many mothers don’t help us when they speak about their own negative experiences, mourning the loss of their pre-baby bodies. We sit there wide-eyed and …
A Millennial Who Didn’t Want Children And Had A Change Of Heart
As a young girl, I remember dreaming of my future children. In the first grade, I doodled baby names in my notebook. As the oldest of four, I helped care for my siblings. I spent many years and summers babysitting. But, as I grew older I started noticing things about children and families that awakened a negative light to it …
What My Labor Pains Have To Do With You
For the last three weeks, I’ve been having contractions through the night. I lost my mucus plug last week. My baby has been engaged and in birthing position for weeks. For three weeks, I’ve been hopeful she’ll come. Every morning, I wake up and hustle to get things ready for her…to come that day. Kris and I have been scrambling …
The Breakthrough My Baby Gave Me
The other night at women’s group, we were closing our time together in prayer as we usually do. We ask to hear from God about one another and speak that encouragement or insight out. My friend Jennie prayed specifically for my daughter. She said, “I sense that she is a healer and when I asked God if she was, He …
Pregnancy Vlog Week 25: The Overwhelming Hustle
This last week has been incredibly tough. I felt like I am my 16 year old emotional self again. I probably had a crying attack every other day for no reason or not a great one. My capacity for stress is much lower than normal. I am hosting and producing a show, planning a conference, a retreat, Kris’s birthday, working on …
My Last Valentine’s Day Without A Babysitter
It’s crazy to think about how life is about to change with our baby coming into the world. The married life Kris and I currently know is coming to a close, so it’s important for us to reflect on and honor the times we have had. It’s my last Valentine’s Day without a babysitter, and there is something exciting and …
Ten Ways You Can Enjoy Valentine’s Day Single
Are you going into Valentine’s Day single? If so, you may have mixed feelings about it. I completely understand. Social media definitely doesn’t make spending the day alone, without a date or special plans easier. But you don’t have to spend it with Bitterness and Depressedy at your pity party. The way in which we can enjoy life or not comes down …
Why Hosting the Movie Guide Awards Bumps My Faith In Hollywood
I got to host the Movie Guide awards on the red carpet for TBN this year and it was an honor to be a part of such a novel, counter culture event in Hollywood. Do you know what the Movie Guide awards are? Around Oscar time, the Movie Guide channel hosts its annual show, rewarding the best family-friendly movies of …
How To Easily Host A Magical Mother’s Blessing
Several months ago, my friend Raquel asked me to host a blessingway for her as she was expecting her second child. I recalled blessingway pictures on a few of my friends’ pages. Images flashed through my mind of hennas painted on pregnant bellies and dream catchers. Traditionally, a blessingway is a healing ceremony rooted in Navajo tradition. But, they are becoming …
Three Keys To Unlocking Your Purpose
We were created on purpose, not only for a purpose but for His Purpose. There are three keys to unlocking and staying in your purpose. God wants to use the gifts and talents He gave us, but sometimes He wants to use our weaknesses more. The reason is because He likes to be strong where we are weak the Word …
Three Ingredients To Brighten An Emotional Pregnancy Week
The last two weeks were rough. It was an emotional pregnancy wave. I thought I had finally conquered morning sickness and left it behind in the first trimester. I was still waking up to nausea induced coughing some mornings, but other than that I was okay as long as I had a bagel right away 🙂 I could barely move …