Made to give life.
Do you want to be more intentional with your kids? Then this podcast episode about setting goals with your kids is for you! Don’t miss the free goal setting worksheet for kids in the show notes! In this interview, I had the privilege of talking with my friend, Sara Gillott, about how she intentionally invests …
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What do you do when quiet times aren’t so quiet? Here are 10 creative quiet time ideas for those in the trenches of motherhood. Before I became a mom, I was a stay-at-home-wife. Before I was a stay-at-home-wife, I had a career held an office job with an hour lunch break every day. Before I …
This post was originally published August 12, 2013. I am republishing in celebration of Intentional By Grace and the next chapter of living quietly for a bit. I pray these words are a refreshment to your soul as you ponder a new what the Lord has done for you. The house relaxed with the evening …
Jesus Cleaned Up a Mess He Didn’t Make, Too – Do you need to learn to be a student of your Savior? One who goes to Him in her time of need and gets the grace she needs for this moment? The moment when all she can see is the cross instead of the empty …
Are you getting ready to do the hard work of giving birth? Consider creating a labor playlist for a worship-filled birth. Creating a labor playlist was one of the best things we did for the birth of my little girl. Together with my husband we searched our music repertoire and downloaded new music to create …
I’m picking up our little girl’s birth story again today. You can read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. To recap a little bit, I started having regular contractions around 36 weeks. The contractions were 4-6 minutes apart and this went on for 12 days straight. I went on bed rest during this time …
I’m picking up the birth story of our little girl today. You can read Part 1 here. Knowing what we know now, what started around 36 weeks was prodromal labor. I had never heard of it before, but I can say it’s one of the most trying times of my entire life. Prodromal labor tested …
Susannah Cary Dutton was born at home at 4 o’clock in the morning on June 4, 2016. She weighed 9 pounds 2 ounces and measured 21 inches long. Wait, what? A little girl? I thought you were having a little boy, Leigh Ann. Exactly. So did we! What a surprise we experienced in the wee …
I started my maternity leave last month. I was nearing the last weeks of pregnancy and I was tired. My body ached and my mind was filled with all the things I needed to do to prepare for our new baby. With my history of birthing babies, I thought it would only be a few …
Being pregnant is a gift and a joy, but first trimester for some of us is very difficult. We are weeks away from meeting our third little boy, and I cannot wait to hold him in my arms, finally see the face of the baby I’ve been imagining, and kiss that sweet little forehead. If …
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As women we were made to give life, and one of the best ways to do this is through laughter. Are you intentionally connecting with your family through laughter? If not, then this post is for you! By contributing writer Anna Joy: It happened one night. I was tucking my son into bed. With a …
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By guest writer Claire of EntrepreneurMom.net: Caring for a family while building and nurturing a home business often feels like complete chaos. Who am I kidding, it is complete chaos. Never enough time for either, constantly pulling yourself in different directions, overwhelming guilt that your spouse, children, clients/customers (insert other here) aren’t quite getting the …
