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I'm doing something new! Two of my favorite things are journaling and having meaningful conversations with kindred friends. So I am very excited to offer Journaling Parties to women who feel the same. Pick a theme (I have three to choose from), invite friends, and book a date. You can choose to meet in person or online, and I will join you virtually. (I'd love to do some in-person meetings in Northeast Ga as well). I loved recording this podcast. This is the story of my life as a creative soul–going all the way back to my childhood, my teenage years, the early years of college and marriage, and then into the wonderful but difficult and all-consuming seasons of motherhood (15 years and 8 children into it..). I share the things I truly needed as a creative child, teen, and adult, as well as ways I have learned to create rhythms in my life as a mother to make sure that these needs are met in my life. Tending to this part of myself is essential for me to be the woman, wife, and mother God has created me to be. I recorded this with mothers in mind, especially mothers with small children who do not see how they will ever recover the mental space that is necessary to process life and make creative work. I hope it will also be an encouragement and a help to mothers who are raising creative children. Thanks for listening! After the lullaby, I see the sleeping face of my beautiful boy, two years old. And at once, all the world is still. Time moves forth from this moment in reluctant ripples. Slow-moving reflections of memories, past and future that will become a whole life. Separate from my own, but always flowing in and out and leading to the same ocean. Have you ever had an experience that startled you into a fresh awareness of the fragility of human life? This podcast is a putting-to-words of just such an experience. Last week my baby boy and I were helicoptered into the Children’s Hospital of Atlanta with a medical emergency which is thankfully resolved now but has left me both shaken and incredibly grateful for the lives of the ones I love. It brings me back again to the determination that I must make the most of my life. I refuse to live in fear. I choose to let go of regret. And I want to keep walking close to Christ, with faith and gratitude for the life he has given me. I hope this podcast is an encouragement to you. (Link in bio) There is no excuse for not taking time for tea... This is one way we celebrate ordinary life.  It is more than eating and drinking.  It is sharing hearts, opening conversations, and making connections as a family.  Thank you so much, @soms_cafe for the amazing teas!  My new favorites are Buckingham Palace Garden Party and Vanilla Cinnamon Pear Rooibos.  I seriously feel like a friend hand-mixed these flavors for me and made me a delicious cup of tea to suit my taste.  Tea lovers, you have to check them out. ❤️ We had a scare over the weekend which ended up in a life-flight to the Children's Hospital of Atlanta, where they removed a thin metal disk that was lodged in the baby’s esophagus.  I am still processing all that just happened.  So thankful that my sweet, precious baby is still with us.  His life could never be replaced.  As I was writing this poem, I looked out the window and saw this image.  I snapped a quick photo so I could draw it later and be reminded of the sweetness that is family love.  And that I do not want to take it for granted.   When you were a child Motherhood begins with surrender. The Great Value of a Hidden Life (Podcast #26--link in bio)

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