To read the first 7 things I'd tell my first time mama self, head over to the QC Mom's Blog! When I first became a mom, there were a lot of things I thought I knew...and a lot I wish I knew. If I could go back, these are the things I'd tell that tired, overwhelmed, scared new mama me. They will sleep eventually. They will sleep eventually, and so will you. It might not be tonight or even this month or year - but they will sleep eventually. You'll get a full night's sleep again. You'll have a clear mind again. You'll have full non-foggy thoughts again. I promise. And in the … [Read more...]
Father’s Day: Loss and Legacy
I am blessed to have had a strong, funny, Christ-focused father in my life for 27 years and each year on Father's Day I celebrate his life. This is the second year I've celebrated him here on earth while he parties in heaven, and I miss him. To honor his life and legacy, I started jotting down some life lessons that he taught me - some directly and some simply through the way he lived. At a Bible study a few weeks ago, we had a conversation and I realized afterwards that I had started at least 5 sentences with "When I was growing up, my dad taught us..." It just drove home the fact … [Read more...]
New Summer Products June 2019
Did you know that we get new items into the shop each month!? That's right, our GJCo collaborators work hard each month to share their favorite new creations with us over at shop.thegracefuljourney.com! Our first creator is Sally of Sagewood Sign Co! She loves coffee, being a Nana, and working outside. She handcrafts brand new signs out of old wood others would throw away. Check out some of her new additions to the shop below! Our newest collaboration is with Andy of Made by MAM! She loves being a mama, adding to her yarn collection, and creating with her hands. She … [Read more...]
How to Not Just Survive Summer with Your Kids
Maybe it's the teacher in me, but every year I enjoy looking ahead to summer and having a basic game plan. I'm a big believer in having a plan so that you can flex and deviate but still have something to come back to when everyone needs a little normalcy. It also helps so much in the summer because there are just so many fun things to do! I've done summer with up to 5 kids (and their friends) and have written about it several times. Visit the posts below for more! Purposeful Summer , Toddler Road Trip How To ,Summer Bucket List,Summer Action Plan,Summer Activities for Kids Part … [Read more...]
Choosing All-In Faith When Faced With Grief and Loss
Grief presents us with a choice - to turn away from faith or to jump all in. Before my father was diagnosed with cancer, I would have said that I believed in the gospel and that I knew God was good. But when he got sick and was gone so quickly, I found myself wrestling with some deep questions. How could a good God let this happen? How did the gospel - the good news - line up with this awful news? How could Jesus be the light of the world and still let this darkness into my life?Have you ever gone through something that makes you question - that presents you with the choice to turn away … [Read more...]
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