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6 Ways to Support a Postpartum Mom
Postpartum is called the “fourth trimester.” The baby is now here, the cute photos of the newborn and mom have been sent to family and friends, and many assume that the hard work is “done.” But for new moms and dads, it’s just begun. My husband and I welcomed our baby girl into the world…
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Natural treatments for miscarriage and infertility
This past week, April 20-26, was National Infertility Awareness week. According to statistics, it is estimated that 1 in 6 individuals globally experience infertility, which is defined as “the inability to conceive a child after one year of regular, unprotected sexual intercourse,” according to the World Health Organization. Some sources include repeated miscarriages in this…
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Five things my miscarriages taught me
My husband Jonathan and I welcomed the arrival of our beautiful baby girl this past October. She is our double-rainbow baby, a precious term for a baby born after two consecutive miscarriages. A double-rainbow baby indeed. The week following our first miscarriage in February 2023 (we named that baby “Joy”), a giant double-rainbow appeared outside…
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Finding peace in a guilt-filled world
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7. “What if?” Who can identify with dealing with a multitude of “what if” thoughts these days? For those of you who don’t know, I dealt with extreme OCD and anxiety in…
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The Journey to Healing
“Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall, but those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.” – Isaiah 40:30-31. What kinds of physical scars…
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Power of pain
Psalm 119:71: “It was good that I was afflicted, that I might learn Your decrees.” I am a firm believer in the Word. I believe in spending time in it, soaking in it so-to-speak, and allowing it work in the heart. I believe that God teaches us through His Word, and that it is our guidebook for life, to…
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He’s interceding for you
I’ve been reading Romans 8, my favorite chapter of the Bible, for the past week or so during my morning devotion time. I was listening to a sermon by Charles Stanley once where he said that sometimes God will direct you to a particular passage and you don’t understand what you’re supposed to get out of…
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Transitions
“He went out, not knowing where he was going.” Hebrews 11:8. As wonderful as spring is, it yet again highlights one of the sometimes difficult challenges of life – transition. Some people handle transition really well. They thrive off the change and the newness. Most people I know though prefer some sense of stability, and…
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Being assertive with yourself
Happy end of February and almost spring! I was listening to this video the other day on “The Committee That Lives in Your Head”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlwjOtVD-Ng How many of you feel like you constantly have an inward dialogue going – and one that is predominantly against yourself? We’ve heard about being properly assertive with the people in our…
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Where do you find your value?
Hi all, Wanted to share this video on the importance of where we find our value, which is directly related to feelings of anxiety and depression: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6ibM2jOkGs&t=2193s The video features a counselor named Patrick Doyle. I think it will be very insightful as to the importance of finding your value in Him. It’s hard, but…
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