As a new mom, I was baffled by how many times people said, “Oh, honey, every baby does thaaaat!” If there are things about babies, motherhood, etc. that are universal, or at least “more often than not,” somebody needs to be telling new mamas what they are! So, that has become one of my missions […]
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This week’s focus is adoption, a topic near and dear to me. God began to use adoption as a spoon to stir my heart, over 20 years ago! I pondered it as a young single, and my husband and I entertained the idea very early in our relationship. After several years, and three biological daughters,
So here we are. It’s a new year. Many of us have been ready for a new year of new beginnings…since about April! We left 2020, proclaiming that 2021 holds all our answers. I, like many others, sat down on January 1st with big ideas for big change. I’ll eat better, exercise more, drink more
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10 verses for allowing God to direct your steps I awakened this morning with thoughts of life without God. It occurred to me how terrifying it must be, staggering under the weight of the world without God’s presence, comfort, peace, and direction. Then, an unsettling thought occurred to me: How often do I, as a
I’ve been thinking lately about how needy I am. Far too often, I allow myself to go down the rabbit hole of rehearsing the things I need. I berate myself, my performance, my mothering, my writing, my emotions, my needs, my circumstances, and even my walk with God. Some needs are the result of circumstance.
Welcome to our first “music week” here on JAMM Mom! It’s a Monday, so we’re feeding our hearts and souls with manna. It’s holiday time, and while that may look different in 2020, it’s still a time of extra activity, shopping, and busy-ness. Although 1 Peter 3:4 speaks of the importance of having a gentle,
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This week, our focus is motherhood, and again, we’re starting at the beginning. From the time my first daughter was a baby, there were situations in which I was sure I was the only mama to ever face that situation. I’d muddle my way through and move on…until the next one came along. I quickly
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I am a music therapist by trade, so just as my relationship with Christ colors everything I do, music usually sneaks in close behind. My mom says, “There’s a song for every occasion.” The song I’m hearing with this post is Doe, a Deer from The Sound of Music. The first line is “Let’s start
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How did you know she was your daughter? Why did you adopt? Why did you go all the way to China? For many, these are questions that require long hours of probing, prayer, deliberation, and discussion. For us, the answer is very different: God threw the door open, and we walked through it! Our adoption
Have you ever felt like the only direction you could go was round and round? Maybe your brain feels foggy or your heart feels sad. Perhaps you are so consumed by circumstances that you can’t see the forest for the trees. Sometimes, we have big, God-placed dreams and plans inside us, but we can’t seem
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