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There's this stigma on social media that if you do

There's this stigma on social media that if you don't share your worst moments, you're being inauthentic. That if you don't bare your soul on all of your hard days, you must be fake and phony.

For me personally, I often choose not to share my most difficult challenges on social media, at least not while I'm in the middle of them.

It's not because I want to portray myself or my family as perfect (we are sinners saved by grace, and I'll never claim otherwise). But honestly, in the middle of the storm, the thought of feedback from strangers online just leaves me feeling more overwhelmed and less focused on where my help truly comes from.

If sharing in the middle of your mess feels right to you, please share. By all means, please follow your heart and do what is best for you! If not though, here's your permission to NOT show up online if you're feeling too vulnerable or if you just don't want to 🤷🏼‍♀️

Just a friendly reminder that no matter what we share on social media, there are whole lives behind the screen that we aren't privy to. Whether someone is an open book, or chooses to share just bits and pieces, kindness, gentleness, and understanding go a long way towards recognizing the person behind the screen name.

I prayed for this for three years. Three years of

I prayed for this for three years.

Three years of negative pregnancy tests.

Three years of tears.

Three years living on hope and faith.

Three years imagining her as a big sister.

A year into our struggle with secondary infertility, she started randomly praying for "God to put a baby in Mama's belly." Soon after we told her I was pregnant, she firmly declared that it was her sister. She never wavered in that belief.

It's now been five years since that first negative test and this morning I walked in to this beautiful scene. My daughters. My daughterS.

It can feel impossibly hard when you're in a season of waiting. In those three years of secondary infertility, Yahweh shaped my heart. He comforted me. He gave me peace. He heard my prayers, and while He didn't answer them in the time or way I expected, He's continuously shown me that His ways and timing are so much better than mine.

Three years. I'd wait a thousand more for the opportunity to raise His daughters.

Our whole family has been under the weather for th

Our whole family has been under the weather for the past week. Now that this girl is starting to feel better, she is itching to get to the park. Until then, you’ll find us soaking up vitamin d in the backyard and stocking our pantry with delicious snacks for our next park trip!

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One of the only pictures I got of us together on v

One of the only pictures I got of us together on vacation 🥰 It has been so nice to unplug, recharge, and just rest. I had every intention of sharing more, but decided that leaving my phone behind was more important 🙌🏼

We've spent this week trying to get back into our routine, getting our house put back together, and celebrating our anniversary 😍

How have you been? What's been going on in your corner of the world the past few weeks?

This needs to live on my feed forever 😍😆 She

This needs to live on my feed forever 😍😆 She's currently cutting her top two middle teeth, so her sweet little vampire look won't be around much longer and I'll feeling a bit sad about it 😭😭🤣🤣

Did your kids get their teeth in the "normal" order (bottom middle then top middle etc) or in a random order? Both of our girls have gotten their lateral incisors before their top middle teeth.

Swipe to see Eleanor around the same age in all her vampire teeth glory 😆😆

No matter how much I strive to be the best Mama po

No matter how much I strive to be the best Mama possible, I'll never be everything they need.

So my goal day in, day out, is to teach them to love and follow the only One who will ever be enough for them...to teach them to turn to the Lord in times of trouble, in times of plenty.

Proverbs 22:6 says to "Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it."

I'm training up disciples who hunger and thirst for Yahweh. Disciples who seek first the Kingdom, who love others the way that Jesus loves, and who find their worth and identity in Christ alone.

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Are you the breakfast only for breakfast or breakf

Are you the breakfast only for breakfast or breakfast for any meal of the day type? I fall firmly in the "I'll eat breakfast food any day, any time" camp 🤤 Give me some hashbrowns and french toast, and I'm a happy camper 🙌🏼

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Their Spring menu has several tasty options like banana bread or french toast with fresh berries 🙌🏼 There's something for everyone in the family, which is really nice when you have kiddos who are particular lol

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We're coming up on a year since I ended up in the

We're coming up on a year since I ended up in the ER just a couple weeks postpartum. As the anniversary approaches, my chest feels a bit heavy at times as the trauma sneaks back to the surface.

Rather than ignore it, I've been trying to pray and worship through it. I want to share more of my experience with you, and plan to in the coming weeks. But before I do, there's something you need to know.

I'm here because of Him. Yahweh pulled me from the depths of sickness, from excruciating physical pain, from depression and anxiety. In what felt like the darkest of days, when I couldn't stop tears from running down my face, He never left my side. His mercies were new Every. Single. Morning.

And so I want you to know that the story I tell is one of Hope. It's a story laced with the precious love of Jesus. Because in the battles that feel impossible...the battles that we can't win on our own... He's right there with us. He will *never* leave or forsake us.

Beatrice turns one this month and, if I’m being $Beatrice turns one this month and, if I’m being honest, it’s only been in the past couple of months that I have felt like I’m regaining my footing with meal planning. I used to plan a whole month of meals at a time, but I’ve found that to be unrealistic for me personally in this particular season of motherhood. #ad @hellofresh has been so helpful for me getting back in the kitchen. I can easily choose from over 25 delicious recipes, select the ones I know will be a hit for our family, and then have everything we need delivered right to our doorstep. Everything is pre-portioned, so I don’t have to worry about wasting a bunch of food. Each meal is conveniently organized into individual bags which makes it so easy to get a home-cooked meal on the table, even on busy nights. One thing I didn’t expect was how much easier it’d be to have Eleanor help with meal prep. The recipe cards have lots of pictures, so she can easily follow along, identify what our next steps will be, and we can even practice her math skills as she’s learning about fractions (homeschool win y’all!). If you’d like to try HelloFresh, use my code “THESINCEREMAMA12” to get up to 12 free meals across your 4 boxes with HelloFresh! Visit the link in my bio for more details! #hellofreshpartner$

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