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  • This morning, sponsored by too much caffeine and not enough sleep, my filter has a lower threshold so the words are feeling more free... We know the good life isn’t always the easy life and yet it can appear that way externally. And lately I have wanted to stay aware to my own bias and judgments of others knowing how it stings, especially among those who we feel judge us and our stories before they know us. We can’t forget that we don’t always know where someone else is at, what this frame looks like in the whole picture, that two months ago they had no words only tears, or just yesterday the clouds cleared for a glorious five minutes — wherever they are if it appears good it does not mean it was easy. It hurts to be dismissed by women who say they don’t dismiss, judged by a friend who says they don’t judge, we all do these things and it happens we we aren’t stepping outside our own lens of bias — she thinks she has a hard story? She doesn’t even know. And today I’m just done with it. Done with being any part of it. Join me? 🍋 #andhecalleditgood #lemonade🍋 #boymama #celebratingboyhood #raisinggentlemen #momofboys
  • Grace gives us the eyes to see and the heart to care about what we can do differently, but it doesn’t hold our heads down in our mess to suffocate on shame. We lift our heads and turn from our regrets to the cross. And the cycle ends there. I have a hard time with “I have no regrets,” because if we are being honest with ourselves I think regret is an awareness and conviction that comes from His grace, and this immense, unending grace covers our regrets and allows us to move forward freely. This devotional always convicts my heart in what is relevant to the day. #newmorningmercies @pauldavidtripp And for more on shame watch my first awkward video in my instastory. It makes me laugh unashamed😉 #shame #grace #regret #boymama #momofboys #celebratingboyhood #raisinggentlemen
  • what is your verse? #mondaymotivation #waltwhitman #deadpoetssociety #boymama #boymom #celebratingboyhood #raisinggentlemen
  • + let’s not block the way, let’s help others find it + #bethelight #shepherd #walkingeachotherhome #celebratingboyhood #raisinggentlemen #boymom
  • “The more you live in a state of honesty, the easier it becomes to exist there all the time” — Rachel Hollis I have always craved real and true — genuine souls, kindred souls. People who are transparent, kind, humble. Maybe it was a hiccup when He knit me together, but hiding myself has always felt so gross. For too long I saw not having a poker face as a glaring fault, and as I age I have grown to love and appreciate authentic. As the need to please others fades, it feels good to attract genuine and real by being unashamed of my genuine and real. As I work on a project close to my heart, I find myself craving genuine and real, seeking those who are honest, fair, kind. We don’t need to impress others — find your tribe it’s true, but be the tribe you want first and vet your people. Don’t just hang around those who tell you what you want to hear, the cliche phrases, the easy things, surround yourself with those who will challenge, grow, and be honest with you. Live unoffended because you are so grounded in who you are. And ok with being a work in progress. Good with imperfect. Often I hear that my boys show their hearts and people appreciate it — they light up with those they love and cherish, they are genuine and real. And I learned an important lesson this year with my sons — it is ok to remove yourself from situations when people are mean, they will try to justify, seek approval, even ostracize you. When you say no, it may not be well received — be good with your no, make peace with it. Don’t allow others to treat you poorly. They may find strength in the commonality of disliking you and nothing more, what a shaky foundation for a friendship. Don’t bend to their approval. Live in a state of honesty with yourself, be real, be genuine. And find truth in what is said — someone else’s opinion of you is really none of your business. #sisterhoodofmotherhood #girlwashyourface #boymama #raisinggentlemen #celebratingboyhood #friendship #reallife #genuine
  • Once again she is right there in my head or so it seems, her gentle wisdom and the soothing cadence of her voice always speak simply into my Tuesdays 😉 Friends this is the podcast to help with direction, decisions, quieting anxiety, purpose — for the moment when you need to talk over what’s on your heart and will, but first you need to sit with it and think through it, clarify it, alone. I look forward to new episodes on Tuesdays and this welcomed, life-giving pause. Have a listen today if feeling lighter and more focused sounds good to you. @emilypfreeman #thenextrightthingpodcast #simplytuesday
  • An Expedition full of tired and cranky, we had been running all day, family gathering and long errands, nowhere near home, only to close IKEA down— need I say more? 😉 And at ten o’clock at night we are stopped by a freight train switching tracks, and the parents may join in the losing of the minds, as we all guess how many cars have left to pass in this bajillion car train and then there it is — a gorgeous blink of light free falling and gone....The whole trajectory shifted, if just for a few minutes — the conversation changed to the stars and planets and galaxy. Off self and our frustrations. One falling star reminded us of the wonder and awe of our universe, one shooting beam of light got our attention to dream again, to think beyond the train blocking our way home and on the beauty of what we just witnessed. A mother’s wish for more interruptions of beauty. ✨ If you need to get your head back on or a moment to remember the significance of the One who created you, close your eyes, get outside, and listen to So Will I by Hillsong United. The two lines above get me every time. If the stars were made to worship so will I. #sowilli #godofcreation #icanseeyourheart #ineverythingyouvemade #everypaintedsky #acanvasofyourgrace #shootingstars #ohhowhelovesus #boymama #celebratingboyhood #raisinggentlemen
  • If I could count the times in my life I have wanted to shut down from the hurt and pain, wall up my heart and let bitterness seep in — yes, there can be time needed to insulate to survive. Time to grieve and process. To fight through the anger and tears. Yet, God has shown me through the kindest of hearts what I would have missed if I stopped letting them in. If I allowed bitterness to spread like the disease it is, even with the most just reasons. To understand the one or the handful is not the whole. Not to dismiss an entire... God faith gender group He has shown me when I am open, when I fight to stay open, often He brings the healing in the same form as the hurt. I know I have missed it, but He graciously brings it around again. The friend who listens and doesn’t dismiss, judge, compare. The cherished hearts who treat your children like family when you have nothing to offer. The meal that shows up on your doorstep that is His grace — bread and water. See these, know these, cherish these gifts and open your heart, for they were sent to restore your faith in His goodness and mercy. To show us not all will hurt, if we stay open, He can bring healing to the deepest wounds. #sacredofferings #truth #hurttohealed #friendship #hospitality #community #atmamastable #boymama #motherhood #celebratingboyhood #raisinggentlemen

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