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The Birth of Jude Allen - Part Two
Read part one.I had mentally prepared myself that, if induced, it would be a long labor to a vaginal birth. I based this on my family's history of not progressing and the fact that I started with an...
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Church Membership
This season of transition has made us acutely aware of the importance of church membership in the believer's life. We all know people who believe (falsely) that they don't need to be a member of a...
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On Being Mommy
Recently, my life has been consumed with this thing called motherhood...And I haven't posted much about that because, well, to be honest, most of the time I think I am doing it wrong.Seriously.Am I...
View ArticleThe Sin of Discontentment
It is easy to feel discontent. After all, we live in a culture that thinks no one should feel unhappy with their lot, or if they are, they are entitled to change it (or have it changed for them - but I...
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Five Months
This guy has been with us for 5 months. I can't believe it.I think back to when I was 5 months pregnant. I was barely showing. Strangers were JUST starting to notice. Even then, they were rarely brave...
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Good Friday
Today, there are many facebook statuses and tweets about the crucifixion. Praise God, there are people who are purposefully thinking about this day, what happened on this day, and what it...
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6 months
And, we have a 6 month old!Suddenly, it doesn't seem like we have a baby anymore. He is beginning to act so much more grown up these days. He wants to grab and explore everything. He gets upset if we...
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Words of Wisdom for the Wife-to-Be
Recently, I got this text from my man...This question came from two Christian women he works with. I am so encouraged that they are asking this, and wish I had been as wise!As you can tell from my...
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7.5 Months
7 months - 21.5 lbsWhen the time came to write a 7 month update (May 19th), I just couldn't find the motivation. Jude didn't have many new developments to write about since the 6 month post. But, the...
View ArticleGood or Gracious?
"God is good."This is a phrase most often repeated after some situation works out as we hoped it would. We prayed for a job and received one so, we say it. We pray for a child for many months or years...
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Parents of a Toddler
Today, we became parents of a toddler. (Yup, he is ONE!)And. I. Love. It.I am going to confess something that may sound completely awful-sounding but, I am just being candid. My yearning to have kids...
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Becoming an Okie
We live in Oklahoma!Jude and me after church on November 24 - first OK snow. Though this sentence has been true a month, sometimes it still seems so surreal. Do I really live over 1,100 miles from...
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Febrile Seizures
(This is a post I began back in August documenting Jude's first febrile seizure. I did not post it then, but decided to add to and finish it, after his second febrile seizure.)On July 30th, Jude and I...
View ArticleI Belong on Phil's List
I know the last thing you want is to read ANOTHER post, status, article or tweet that mentions "Duck Dynasty" or "A&E." But, this is not a post debating should he have said or should they have...
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When the Church is Your Family
It is not an easy thing moving far away from family and friends.Source.And, to those of you who said it would be infinitely harder once we had a little - you were right. You may now say, "I told you...
View ArticleWhen Valentine's Day (and other days) Don't Go as Planned
We have not been on a date night since we moved to Oklahoma.It is not that we haven't tried. Finding a sitter when you know very few people and have no family nearby isn't always easy. Oh, and we are...
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The Desire for a Full House
Stephen and I had the conversation that all dating couples, who intend to marry, have:"How many kids do you want?"Back then we agreed on four. As close together as possible. Hopefully, by the time I...
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The Toddler Nos
I knew it would happen, but that didn't make it any easier.Our cute little 17-month-old started telling us, "No."Honestly, sometimes it is hard not to chuckle at how cute he is when he says it. It's...
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He is 18 Months Old!
Jude had fun with his "Halfday" cupcakeI. Love. It.Really. I may love having an 18-month-old more than any age yet. I am so serious.I love that he understands us. Or, at least he tries and gets it most...
View ArticleA Sick Kid and Sin
I remember being childless.I remember thinking things about my parent-friends.Things like, "What's wrong with them/their kids? They are ALWAYS sick! Maybe the parents are hypochondriacs?"And, now I...
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A Different Kind of Pregnancy
Here we are, with full hearts, celebrating 15+ weeks of pregnancy.As if that weren't enough (and it is!), grace upon grace, I am just a normal pregnant women this time around. No high-risk pregnancy...
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An Extra Pair of Feet
There are another pair of little feet in the Powell household. Monday afternoon we welcomed our first foster placement. For the sake of this and future posts, I will just refer to this child as Z.And,...
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The Sanctificiation of Fostering
Today we said goodbye to our precious Z. We so enjoyed having this little person with us for almost a month. We believe that being moved in with a kinship placement is for Z's (and Z's family's) good....
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Catch up: Fall-Winter
November and December were a whirlwind of sickness, surgery, buying a house, moving, and holiday festivities.As a side note, if I ever try to move in December again, please remind me that I am the wife...
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The Birth of our Daughter
Sunday afternoon around 5pm I realized I was having contractions fairly regularly. Stephen cam home from church around 6pm and I thought it would be good to time them. They were coming every 5...
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