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She's worth the bowl of mac and cheese...
She's worth the bowl of mac-and-cheese. That's what he taught me last night. It was already past bedtime, and we had chosen to grill out...
easpenner
Jun 4, 20212 min read
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To the Homeschooling Mama: the Quiet, Unsung Hero
I never thought I’d be a homeschooling mom. For twelve years, I got up and was ready to be out the door and in a classroom as an...
easpenner
May 21, 20212 min read
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God Meets Mothers
Have you ever stopped to think about just how often God meets mothers? For, mothers? Their to-do lists never end. Their minds never stop...
easpenner
May 19, 20212 min read
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Love Beyond-Extraordinary
I didn’t get to sleep in. My little five-AM wake-up call doesn’t have a snooze button. I didn’t have a day without arguing or tears....
easpenner
May 10, 20212 min read
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Sweet Mama, You Are Never Alone
Last night was one of those nights. The kind of night, up with the baby. Then losing myself in mindless Facebook scrolling. Feeling worse...
easpenner
May 4, 20214 min read
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God's Mighty Little Girl
There is this little girl. A little girl God designed to be so incredibly one-of-a-kind that the world would never fit her into its mold....
easpenner
Apr 26, 20211 min read
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Dear Heavenly Father, Stay with Me
The sun has yet to rise, Lord. Quiet is this house. The peaceful, thoughtful kind. The only sounds heard are my whispers to you. Already...
easpenner
Mar 26, 20212 min read
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She rises...
When the day is done, and she has done her best, after she lays her head down, for what she knows will be only a brief rest; she rises....
easpenner
Mar 12, 20211 min read
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Our Messes, His Grace
Everyday our little guy dumps his food on the wrong side of the sink. Trying to keep up with his big sisters, but not quite understanding...
easpenner
Feb 20, 20212 min read
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Dear Pandemic Mama, You are Enough
Some of us will never make it big. Some of us will never have anything go viral. Some of us may never be truly known by more than a few....
easpenner
Feb 17, 20212 min read
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The Messes Make Us Whole
Oh, some days I think the sound will absolutely do me in. The gritty crunch and crack. The dozens of crushed pieces. Underfoot and...
easpenner
Feb 8, 20211 min read
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Today, My Anxiety Almost Won...
My anxiety almost won today. The eager anticipation of a new year seemingly dissipated and the incessant feeling of a never-ending Ground...
easpenner
Feb 7, 20213 min read
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She rises...
When the day is done, and she has done her best, after she lays her head down, for what she knows will be only a brief rest; she rises....
easpenner
Jan 20, 20211 min read
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Dec 13, 20200 min read
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The Most Humbling Moment of Motherhood
I never knew when I took this photo. I never knew. How could I have? At only eight years old. I am not really sure why I even took the...
easpenner
Nov 28, 20203 min read
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He Holds Us
I couldn't get her to stop crying. She was overtired. She was restless. She was completely inconsolable. I tried to let her cry it out...
easpenner
Nov 13, 20202 min read
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Fighting the Fight by Keeping the Faith
Three weeks ago, I fell asleep at our dining room table. Our temporary homeschooling table. A quarter-to-four in the afternoon, as our...
easpenner
Oct 19, 20203 min read
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Oct 6, 20200 min read
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A Mother's Forever-Flexible Love
Chewy Blanket. That's what she calls it. Edition two. Chewy #1? It was a hand-me-down from one of her older sisters, who enjoyed a few...
easpenner
Sep 28, 20203 min read
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Just Ten Minutes
What I wouldn’t give some days for just ten minutes. Ten minutes of a clean counter. Ten minutes of an empty sink. Ten minutes of extra...
easpenner
Sep 26, 20202 min read
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