Welcome back to another installment in our monthly Husband of the Blogger LinkUp, where you get to know the man behind the scenes of this blog! 🙂 If you have missed any of our prior interviews that I have done with my husband, Owen, you can find all of them here. You can also join […]
Tips for Embracing the Two Year Old Phase
Christia Colquitt from Faith Filled Parenting recently launched an awesome new blog series entitled “Embrace the Phase”. It is designed to provide mamas with various practical ways they can go about truly embracing the current parenting season in which they find themselves. I was incredibly honored when Christia invited me to write the post for […]
Husband of the Blogger LinkUp Part 6: Our Marriage Advice
It’s time for another installment in the fun Husband of the Blogger LinkUp Series we’ve been doing! If you missed the first 5 parts, you can find those here. So far we have covered everything from what our husbands wish we knew on a variety of topics, to their opinion on men’s ministry in […]
Turning our Worry into Worship
I have had the immense joy of guest-posting on several amazing sites since March. Today, I’m so excited because I now actually have my very first guest-poster to share with y’all!! 😀 I can’t imagine a more special gal to have write the first guest post here on the site than my dear friend, Amber […]
Husband of the Blogger LinkUp Part 5: While We Were Dating
It’s time for another installment in the fun Husband of the Blogger LinkUp Series we’ve been doing! If you missed the first 4 parts, you can find those here, here, here, and here. So far we have covered everything from what our husbands wish we knew on a variety of topics, to their […]
When Kindness Became Flirting: What Christian Girls Need to Know About Flirting
I am thrilled to be guest-posting for my friend, Phylicia Masonheimer, sharing, especially for all you single gals, an interesting story from my teen years. We are talking all about the difference between kindness and flirting, and how friendships with guys can be a great thing! I hope you’re encouraged. I’ll never forget […]
Help and Hope for the Angry Mom
I had the joy of guest-posting for another blogger friend this weekend, and pray that this article proves helpful to you! There is nothing like motherhood to take you down a notch and to reveal to you the sins and selfishness that so pervasively reside in your heart. Prior to motherhood, it was […]
Husband of the Blogger LinkUp Pt. 3 - Men’s Ministry in the Church
We are so enjoying doing these Husband of the Blogger Link Ups each month, where Owen gets a chance to come on the blog and share his thoughts! If you have missed our first two installments, you can find those here and here. To follow along with my awesome blogging friends who are also a […]
Dear Mama Transitioning to Two Kiddos
Dear Mama Transitioning to Two Kiddos, Now 6 months out from having had my second baby, I want to write to you today to encourage you, to warn you of some things no one warned me about, and to, hopefully, through it all, bring you joy as you anticipate the arrival of your […]
New Podcast Schedule + New Season of Life Announcement
Hey, friends! So, I have an announcement to make in regards to the podcast and the schedule at which we will be releasing new episodes from now on, at least for the foreseeable future. Since the podcast first released on April 26th, it has been a weekly podcast, with new episodes releasing every single […]
Husband of the Blogger LinkUp Pt. 2 - What Our Husbands Wish We Knew
If you joined us last month for the introductory first part in this fun new series, then you know that I and a handful of blogging friends have started a new monthly post where we bring our husbands into the mix, really involve them in our blogging in a more visible way, and offer you […]
Mom Crush Monday: Motherhood Reveals God’s Love for You
I have so enjoyed following along with Brittany Dyer’s weekly series, Mom Crush Monday, and learning from the other mamas that have been featured there in the past. Well, I am so honored to be able to share with y’all the post that I wrote for her series this past Monday! I hope it blesses […]
New Monthly Newsletter Beginning May 26th!
Hey, friends! Today, I wanted to share with you a fun little announcement, as opposed to my typical practice of sharing an article for the week. Enjoy! So, for a while now, I have been wanting to become more faithful in sending a regular monthly newsletter to my e-mail subscribers. During March and […]
The Husband of the Blogger LinkUp Part 1: Meet the Husband
I am so excited about this new monthly LinkUp post I’m starting! My dear friend Kayla of The Accidental Nomad Life Blog started this fun idea where a handful of us blogging friends are going to be doing these interview posts with our husbands the third Thursday of every month (except for this month - […]
Mamas, We are but Toddlers Ourselves!
I recently told my husband that I find the newborn days - even with all the round-the-clock feedings, sleep deprivation, postpartum recovery, etc., associated with them - to be easier than these toddler days we are also in now. At least when you have a newborn and you lay them down, they stay put […]
Introducing……
Anna Katherine Hargraves 🙂 Born at home on Sunday, January 11th, 2015 at 6:42am 8 pounds, 6 ounces and 21 1/8 inches long! More pics to follow soon! 🙂 ~~~~~ Been encouraged or inspired by what you’ve read here today? May I encourage you to sign up for our e-mail […]
