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Soaking up these last few moments with her as the baby.⁣ ⁣ People ask if we “planned” to have these latest two 15 months apart. No friend, I don’t “plan” chaos. 😏⁣ ⁣ But a miscarriage will show you how little you control and what a gift every new life is. So if God wants to pour out more blessings this way, who are we to complain?⁣ ⁣ Family of six, queen of four princesses, here we go... ⁣ ⁣ #parenting #wildandbeautifulplaces #raisingdaighters #miscarriage #faith #familyofsix

Two weeks ago I stood in front of 600 people and gave them an invitation. An invitation to get involved in the greatest human rights issue of our time, an invitation to be part of something big, to sow their resources into changing the lives of other people. Sure, you could say it was really just an invitation to give money. Kind of like all the emails and asks and pleas flooding your Inbox today on #GivingTuesday. Or... you could see those asks as something bigger: an opportunity to leave a legacy in ways you couldn’t do by yourself. A chance to partner with groups that are every day giving of their blood, sweat and tears to try and leave the world a better place. An invitation to make your mark on the world. But yes, these groups can’t do it without your money. Simple math, simple truth. We at @liveactionorg, like countless other groups, exist because thousands of people sow their dollars into us in the belief that it will reap a harvest beyond what they could imagine. That it’s worth whatever they sacrifice in order to save a life. This #GivingTuesday, I hope you’ll consider partnering with one or two groups that you admire, groups that are helping shed light, speak truth and bring hope to the broken and dark places of this world. These aren’t asks for money. They’re invitations to make history. #givingtuesday #liveaction #generosity #reapwhatyousow #prolife #opportunity

I’m wiping up one kid’s throw-up in the middle of the night when I finally concede that this is a hard season we’re walking through. It snuck up on us and now we’re smack in the middle trying to survive each day and not let the whole circus come crashing down.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 𝗪𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭, 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞, 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Because this time around, we’re not lacking for work. This time around the bank account is full enough that we get to pour out rather than simply take. This pregnancy, we know where this baby is going to be born and that we’ll be bringing her back to not just any home, but to our home.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ You can have abundance and 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 need to accept help.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ You can be humbled by the goodness of life and 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 struggle with the day-to-day.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ You can welcome the changes and 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 feel like you’re failing to thrive in it all.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ This first week of Advent, I crawl back into bed after putting yet another child back to sleep and wonder if maybe that teenage holy Mama felt the same two thousand years ago?⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ As the birth of her Son drew near, could she have been both rejoicing at the season she was in and 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 calling it hard?⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Read the rest of “Monday Motivation: Can a Season Be Both Good AND Hard?” at #linkinprofile⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣ #wildandbeautifulplaces #advent #lifeishard #lookupchild #faith #writersofinstagram #parenting

This week I get put on moderate bed rest and told to “take it easy,” because apparently high blood pressure is no joke. This week of Thanksgiving and Christmas tree decorating and thinking we had more time before baby came and I’m forced to a stop. Which if you know me, is nearly impossible. So it means asking for and accepting help, handing off the big day (though not without a stack of recipes and detailed instructions) and *trying* to not quarterback from the sidelines. This Thanksgiving, this baby’s arrival, this almost start to the holy season is not playing out like I expected. And maybe you too? Maybe you had some expectations, some plans, some hopes coming into this season and already, they’re evaporating. Here’s what I’m reminding myself: the unmet expectations are really just opportunities for surprises, open spaces for something fresh to unfold. This day and every day of the coming Advent, let’s expectantly watch for the unexpected moments of grace, of slow times, of hard stops or sweet memories. Let’s try together to not be tied to one vision of what Christ might want to do in and around us this season. #wildandbeautifulplaces #thanksgiving #pregnancy #faith #parenting #gratitude #1000gifts #sendhelp

Thank you to my favorite Veteran (and one of my many younger brothers), Capt. David Repsold on this special day. You represent all that is amazing about our men and women who serve so selflessly to protect this great nation. Grateful for all our vets today and their families who give so much! #veteransday #military

Friday mid-morning I head to the mailbox, already discouraged by the few hours of too fast starts, emotional melt downs (mine and the minis) and being a tired, less than gracious mama. Sitting in the pile of car adds and political mailers is a note, a lifeline. In the midst of the swirling, there comes a hard stop as I read the words of encouragement. And you can bet the tears start falling, hard. Three more times over the weekend, the same message will get driven hard into my head and my heart: the seeds we plant may take years to bear a harvest. But don’t stop planting. Rest of “How Are You Measuring Your Impact?” at the link in profile. #wildandbeautifulplaces #faith #writersofinstagram #gardening #mondaymotivation

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