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LIVE: From the Newborn Trenches
Read more: LIVE: From the Newborn TrenchesI’m not gonna lie, these newborn days are harder than remembered. Or maybe it’s the same, but now I’m actually here experiencing it viscerally again. For context, at the time of writing this I have newborn twins, and two preschool-aged children. The twins are not twice as hard, but some things are doubled like diapers,…
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It’s Not Fine, But It Is – with God in uncertainty
Read more: It’s Not Fine, But It Is – with God in uncertaintyWho…Us?! My husband Leo and I have two children and in 2025 we found out we were expecting again! We were excited and thankful, but I grow more anxious than nauseous in pregnancy. There was much fear and prayer in the beginning. We made it to the first ultrasound visit at 10 weeks to see…
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Growing Pains: Married In College & Running A House
Read more: Growing Pains: Married In College & Running A HouseAfter a few years of dating, Leo and I felt the Lord leading us to marriage. We got engaged after my sophomore year of college and married a year later. After salvation and a personal relationship with God through Jesus, marriage has been the greatest gift. It takes work and brings so much growth, joy,…
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5PM With A Toddler
Read more: 5PM With A ToddlerWhen our first was about 1.5, making dinner could have qualified as an olympic sport: holding her, not holding her, her tiny death grip on my pant leg, the crying–all while actively turning the pork chops. I tried tactics to help me make dinner and to help her make it to dinner.
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The Non-Aesthetic Baby Nursery
Read more: The Non-Aesthetic Baby NurseryLet’s first reflect on the many aesthetic nurseries out there. A sweet baby wakes up in a cowboy themed wonderland. Baby cow pictures on the wall (of the highland variety, of course). Miniature cowboy hats on the other wall. Matching dusty blue furniture with horseshoe hardware. Tan curtains with the same muted horse print as…
Maggie Richard 