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    Dear Heavenly Father, Stay with Me
    easpenner
    • Mar 26
    • 2 min

    Dear Heavenly Father, Stay with Me

    The sun has yet to rise, Lord. Quiet is this house. The peaceful, thoughtful kind. The only sounds heard are my whispers to you. Already...
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    She rises...
    easpenner
    • Mar 12
    • 1 min

    She 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....
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    Our Messes, His Grace
    easpenner
    • Feb 20
    • 2 min

    Our Messes, His Grace

    Everyday 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...
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    Dear Pandemic Mama, You are Enough
    easpenner
    • Feb 17
    • 2 min

    Dear Pandemic Mama, You are Enough

    Some 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....
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    The Messes Make Us Whole
    easpenner
    • Feb 8
    • 1 min

    The Messes Make Us Whole

    Oh, some days I think the sound will absolutely do me in. The gritty crunch and crack. The dozens of crushed pieces. Underfoot and...
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    Today, My Anxiety Almost Won...
    easpenner
    • Feb 7
    • 3 min

    Today, My Anxiety Almost Won...

    My anxiety almost won today. The eager anticipation of a new year seemingly dissipated and the incessant feeling of a never-ending Ground...
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    She rises...
    easpenner
    • Jan 20
    • 1 min

    She 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....
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    A Mother's Strength
    easpenner
    • Dec 13, 2020
    • 0 min

    A Mother's Strength

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    The Most Humbling Moment of Motherhood
    easpenner
    • Nov 29, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Most Humbling Moment of Motherhood

    I never knew when I took this photo. I never knew. How could I have? At only eight years old. I am not really sure why I even took the...
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    He Holds Us
    easpenner
    • Nov 13, 2020
    • 2 min

    He Holds Us

    I couldn't get her to stop crying. She was overtired. She was restless. She was completely inconsolable. I tried to let her cry it out...
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    A Mother's Heart
    easpenner
    • Oct 25, 2020
    • 0 min

    A Mother's Heart

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    Fighting the Fight by Keeping the Faith
    easpenner
    • Oct 20, 2020
    • 3 min

    Fighting the Fight by Keeping the Faith

    Three weeks ago, I fell asleep at our dining room table. Our temporary homeschooling table. A quarter-to-four in the afternoon, as our...
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    The Very Best, Sweet Mama
    easpenner
    • Oct 7, 2020
    • 0 min

    The Very Best, Sweet Mama

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    Super Mama
    easpenner
    • Oct 7, 2020
    • 0 min

    Super Mama

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    A Mother's Forever-Flexible Love
    easpenner
    • Sep 29, 2020
    • 3 min

    A Mother's Forever-Flexible Love

    Chewy Blanket. That's what she calls it. Edition two. Chewy #1? It was a hand-me-down from one of her older sisters, who enjoyed a few...
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    Just Ten Minutes
    easpenner
    • Sep 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    Just Ten Minutes

    What I wouldn’t give some days for just ten minutes. Ten minutes of a clean counter. Ten minutes of an empty sink. Ten minutes of extra...
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    A Mother's Strength Knows No Limits
    easpenner
    • Sep 23, 2020
    • 0 min

    A Mother's Strength Knows No Limits

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    You are not invisible, sweet mama.
    easpenner
    • Sep 23, 2020
    • 2 min

    You are not invisible, sweet mama.

    It's those ultra-humbling moments, precious mamas. The behind-the-scenes ones. Seen by no eyes other than yours and God's. The ones you...
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    The Beauty in a Baby Doll: "It's okay."
    easpenner
    • Sep 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Beauty in a Baby Doll: "It's okay."

    “But I don’t want to grow up!” she sobbed through her tears. “I don’t want to get bigger and older. I just want to stay my age!” So many...
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    The Breath a Mama Takes
    easpenner
    • Sep 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Breath a Mama Takes

    There are these days of motherhood that threaten to absolutely break you. Completely crumble you to pieces. Shake you to your core. Split...
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