The Journal

Reflections on motherhood, faith, and wellness.

A growing library of honest writing — from the exam room, the kitchen table, and the quiet morning hours. Choose a category to begin.

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Motherhood · February 3, 2026

The Unfolding Gift

God's faithfulness in every detail of a cross-country move — and the slow unfolding of a gift only He could give.

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The Test and the Answer

Faith · October 31, 2025

The Test and the Answer

When school tests gave way to life's real test — and how God meets us in the failing and the returning.

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The Tears We Cry

Faith · August 29, 2025

The Tears We Cry

On weeping with Jesus — why our tears, sad and joyful, are never wasted in His hands.

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Only God — Part Four
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Motherhood · June 17, 2025

Only God — Part Four

The final chapter: closing day, sweet confirmations from strangers, and the full circle only God could orchestrate.

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Only God — Part Three
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Motherhood · June 16, 2025

Only God — Part Three

A messy showing, a perfect offer, and tiny numbers that could only be God's provision.

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Only God — Part Two
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Motherhood · June 15, 2025

Only God — Part Two

School doors flung open, a painted house, and learning what it means to obey God when nothing makes sense.

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Only God — Part One
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Motherhood · June 14, 2025

Only God — Part One

The prayer that started it all — and the spring morning God answered it with a move we never saw coming.

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Thoughts Made New
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Motherhood · January 23, 2025

Thoughts Made New

On exhaustion, the renewing of the mind, and the daily armor that helps us stand firm.

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The Gift of Perspective
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Faith · August 18, 2024

The Gift of Perspective

Twenty-seven years after losing her brother — the gift grief slowly unfolds when we let God hold the why.

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No Climb. All God.
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Faith · June 10, 2024

No Climb. All God.

We can never climb high enough to deserve grace — and that is the most freeing news of all.

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Wellness · February 11, 2019

At the Kitchen Counter

A mother and PA's account of performing CPR on her 7-month-old at the kitchen counter — and why every parent should know the Heimlich and CPR.

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Motherhood · January 27, 2019

Who Run the World

Raising three boys in a culture of shifting feminism — a mom's honest take on equality, image-bearing, and who really runs the world.

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Faith · January 13, 2019

Easy Lesson that Makes A Big Impact

A childhood lesson from a game of racketball with Dad — how you treat those who can do nothing for you shows exactly who you are.

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Faith · December 12, 2018

That Bag I Knew I Needed

A Christmas reflection on letting go of the things we think we need — and the freedom of giving them away.

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Motherhood · November 15, 2018

The Nothings That Are Everything

On snotty noses, sleepless nights, and the small daily 'nothings' of motherhood that turn out to be everything.

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Faith · October 30, 2018

The Best Advice I've Ever Gotten and Given

How the Lord's Prayer became a lifelong guide — and why the best advice ever given and received is simply: pray.

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