Category: Journal Entries
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The Joy of a Simpler Life
What happens when we stop trying to capture every moment and start fully living our lives? For a long time, I loved sharing my life online. I loved taking pictures, documenting milestones, and letting people into the little moments that made me happy. Social media gave me a way to connect with others and celebrate…
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What Kind of Woman Am I Becoming?
Recently, I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting on my life and what I hope to accomplish in my life. I’m a woman of God. I’m someone’s wife. And, in just a few months, I’ll be someone’s mommy. Like many people, I’ve spent time thinking about my future. I have goals for my career, my…
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Pregnancy Brought Me Back to My Childhood
When people talk about pregnancy, they usually talk about the physical changes. The cravings. The nausea. The baby kicks. The endless doctor’s appointments. While all of those things are all legit, there has been another part of pregnancy that completely caught me off guard. I’ve spent more time thinking about my own childhood than I…
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So Many Things to Write About
The other day, I opened my blog drafts and giggled. There are so many half-finished ideas sitting in there. One draft is about pregnancy. Another is about something I learned at church. There’s one about autism that I’ve been slowly writing for weeks. Somewhere in there is a post about my heritage, one about music,…
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A Sane Summer Before Baby
This summer feels a little different in the best way. For the first time in a while, I feel like I have something exciting on the horizon that I can actually see coming. In just a few months, our baby will be here! Between now and then, Milton and I have one last summer to…
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One Thing I Noticed About Belonging
For a long time, I thought belonging meant fitting in. The two seemed interchangeable. If I could just figure out how to blend in a little better, communicate a little better, or be a little less awkward, then maybe I would finally feel comfortable wherever I went. So I tried it everywhere: in school, at…
