The Sacrifice of Love
The success and longevity of a relationship is determined by the willingness of each person to put self-preservation aside and embrace sacrifice. The post The Sacrifice of Love appeared first on...
View ArticleOnly You Have Been Chosen to Mama This Unique Child
Until one day I stopped the madness. Finally, God opened my eyes to the beautiful little boy before me. He showed me a unique child. Unlike any other. The one who is not going to fit perfectly into a...
View ArticleFear Makes Me Want to Hide
This morning I inched myself down the hall to my daughter’s room. The closer I got, I found my muscles tightening in my neck and a falter in my spirit. Fear was trying its best to creep in. Since...
View ArticleA God-Sized Hope to Conquer the Storm
Today is Week 2 of a God-Sized July Series. You can find last week’s post, A God-Sized Hole in My Heart, here! Waiting demands hope. I do not believe one can truly exist without the other. Whether it...
View ArticleTaking Time to Nurture Our Marriages
So, today’s post is going to be a little different. A little rambling. A little all over the place. But I know God works in all situations and I know for a fact that He often shows up BIG in the middle...
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When Your Future Seems Unsure
I ached to bring my daughter home from her orphanage halfway across the world. God had moved mountains on our behalf, but 2 ½ years was a long time. A long time to imagine. A long time to dream....
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Am I Strong Enough?
I distinctly remember the book. Filled with the necessary information to prepare an adoptive family. One section stands out in particular, though. In the quiet of our home, our boys tucked safely in...
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All That Matters Lies in the Heart
The words were sharp. Although I know brothers will disagree and words happen in the heat of the moment. These words followed a thread of similar words I had noticed over time. They were words that...
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When You’re Not the Mom You Wanted to Be
Just as life runs at its own rhythm and lacks any bit of tidiness at times, I figure it’s okay to have some organized chaos here at Searching for Moments, too! Run with me today off the track of The...
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Why Gratitude Matters {Moments of Hope Link-Up}
This week, many of the posts shared here with #MomentsofHope centered around a heart of gratitude. In them, I sensed our communities’ need for joy. Happiness. Hope. The world is full of turmoil,...
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How to Survive the Unknown Roads in Life
In today’s world, we are so accustomed to having answers in a nanosecond. Google it, GPS it, or just ask SIRI! Moment by moment we live in a state of “knowing it all” or having it at our fingertips....
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Hope for the Mom Who Doesn’t Measure Up
I was racing toward the basketball court to catch my son’s game, when out of the corner of my eye, I caught sight of the t-shirt that summed up my very chaotic morning. “Mommin’ ain’t easy” The grammar...
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Spark Story Podcast: Our Adoption Story and the God Who Saves {#MomentsofHope}
What is your idea of freedom? Of victory? Of broken chains? Do we create our own definitions, outlining them in our own man made version of permanent ink? Or do we see what God is writing in our story...
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A God-Sized Hope to Conquer the Storm
Waiting demands hope. I do not believe one can truly exist without the other. Whether it is the accomplishment of a lifelong goal or for the chocolate dipped ice cream cone from DQ, I waited for the...
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When You Need the Words to Pray Against Your Child’s Fear {MomentsofHope}
It was the in the quiet of the night. Everyone was asleep at last. Now it was my time. The time I used for refueling and recharging. Me time. Creative time. But as each evening arrived I could do no...
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Finding Rest for Your Weary Soul
I see the weariness etched on your face. Shadows lingering under your eyes and a slowness to your every step. Sometimes you feel the weariness deep in your bones, don’t you? The blanketing fog makes...
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When You Need the Words to Pray Against Your Child’s Fear {MomentsofHope}
It was the in the quiet of the night. Everyone was asleep at last. Now it was my time. The time I used for refueling and recharging. Me time. Creative time. But as each evening arrived I could do no...
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Finding Rest for Your Weary Soul
I see the weariness etched on your face. Shadows lingering under your eyes and a slowness to your every step. Sometimes you feel the weariness deep in your bones, don’t you? The blanketing fog makes...
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Truth for When Fear Threatens the Special Needs Parent {#MomentsofHope Link-Up}
I believe, as Mothers, the greatest means through which God pulls us beyond ourselves and into a humbling understanding of our need for Him and the power of His love, is through our children. But I...
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When It Feels Like God Has Abandoned You (and 6 Ways to Pursue the Truth)...
I remember the tears. The days when laughter began to slip away and emotions threatened to unhinge my knowledge of truth. It was a season in which I felt as though God had abandoned me. Life hadn’t...
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