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John 16:21: Whenever a woman is in labor she has pain, because her hour has come; but when she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish because of the joy that a child has been born into the world. Truer words have never been spoken. All of the complaints […]
Psalms 66:1-2 Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth;sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise When I was pregnant with my oldest daughter, I prayed that God gave her plenty of musical talent. He heard me and answered beautifully. Rachel and I went to hear Abigail sing with the […]
Psalm 91:11 For He will give his angels charge concerning you, to guard you in all you ways. There’s a giant hole in my heart, and it’s one that I don’t talk about a lot, except to my closest friends. My oldest daughter no longer lives with me. She’s been gone for a little over […]
Ecclesiastes 3:1, 11 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: He has made everything beautiful in its time. In Kentucky, we’re blessed to have four very distinct seasons, for the most part. Right now, just when we thought the calendar says we should be well into Autumn, Summer […]
Abby and Adam Today, 15 years ago, I welcomed my first daughter into the world, with open arms. Once we made it through the initial few months of breastfeeding and adjusting to being a working momma, she was an easy, laid back toddler. (nothing like Rachel!) She didn’t walk until after her first birthday — […]