easpennerNov 23, 20212 minThe Beauty of Rest in Our MotherhoodIt shouldn’t be like this, you know? This continuous feeling of being steamrolled by our own motherhood. Sheer exhaustion. Day in. And...
easpennerNov 17, 20212 minGod's Sweet, Amazing GraceFive cups of hot chocolate and a Netflix Christmas movie. That's how Friday night ended. That's not how, however, how Friday night...
easpennerAug 26, 20213 minOur Children Always Deserve Our GraceThis was the scene last night of a mighty, mighty battle… …a little boy taking on the world with his strong will and terrible threes… …a...
easpennerAug 22, 20211 minA Mama Never Stops Giving Pep-TalksThere’s never an end to the amount of pep talks a mama gives to her children. Never an end to her questioning of whether she said...
easpennerAug 8, 20212 minA Mama's Heart is Always With Her ChildrenEvery time a mama watches her child walk away, she feels a piece of her heart walk away too; and wherever a mama's babies go, a piece of...
easpennerAug 6, 20212 minA Mama Just Needs a Minute...A mama stays up late to set it all down... Ask just about any mama, and she’ll tell you—even if she falls asleep sitting up on the...
easpennerAug 5, 20212 minThey'll always remember a mama who digs into life with them..."I think they'd really like it if you got into the lake with them today," my husband whispered. I knew he was right. But, I had become a...
easpennerJun 20, 20211 minA Mother's Love will Forever Stop Me in My Tracks...It stops me in my tracks every single time... The little scrunched up knees. The little busy toes, finally resting The mesmerizing,...
easpennerMay 25, 20212 minYour Worth, In Him“You won’t find it in there,” He sternly nudged. “You never will. What you are looking for cannot be found in your phone. In social...
easpennerMay 10, 20212 minLove Beyond-ExtraordinaryI 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....
easpennerMay 5, 20214 minSweet Mama, You Are Never AloneLast night was one of those nights. The kind of night, up with the baby. Then losing myself in mindless Facebook scrolling. Feeling worse...
easpennerApr 30, 20212 minGod's Unfathomable Love Confession... A secret, deeply-rooted, life-long one. Yet, one I know I don't carry alone. A secret that has weighed me down. A secret...
easpennerApr 22, 20213 minThe WomAn at the WellHow often do you find yourself as one of the women at the well? Not the womAn. The womEn. The women who met up daily to gossip. The women...
easpennerMar 26, 20212 minDear Heavenly Father, Stay with MeThe sun has yet to rise, Lord. Quiet is this house. The peaceful, thoughtful kind. The only sounds heard are my whispers to you. Already...
easpennerMar 12, 20211 minShe 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....
easpennerFeb 20, 20212 minOur Messes, His GraceEveryday 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...
easpennerFeb 17, 20212 minDear Pandemic Mama, You are EnoughSome 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....
easpennerFeb 12, 20212 minPerfection is Overrated, But God's Grace?I cringe at perfect. It's hard for me to even fathom. And that's a lot to admit from a (still) recovering perfectionist. There are days...
easpennerJan 22, 20213 minSometimes, God has to let us break...Sometimes, God has to let us break to piece us back together again. That's what I learned from our dryer today. It still worked. It still...
easpennerJan 8, 20212 minThis year, I plan to lose all the weight...I have never been one for resolutions. Rarely, do I keep up with them. And truthfully, most of the time, I am just digging to find some...