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...
easpennerOct 11, 20213 minMotherhood is Too Beautiful Even for SatanI want to let you in on a little secret, sweet mamas. Satan will never stop trying. He will never, ever stop trying to destroy your...
easpennerOct 8, 20211 minA Mother and Her Son: God's Greatest Love StoryI never understood... I never understood why she called him so much. I never understood why she still wanted to visit him so often, even...
easpennerOct 6, 20211 minThe Gift of the Wild ChildThe gift of the wild child. Not everyone receives the gift of the wild child, but when you do, you'll know--for she is nothing less...
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 20, 20212 minOur children needs us now, more than ever before...If ever there was a picture to encapsulate the emotions of our children this past year...this is it. I took this photo a few days before...
easpennerAug 18, 20211 minA Mama Tries So Hard Not to Blink...A mama tries so hard not to blink. A mama tries so hard not to blink, because she knows just exactly what that blink means... …just a...
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...
easpennerAug 3, 20211 minSometimes, being a mama means taking a lifeboat ride on the ever-giving waves of God's grace...Sometimes, being a mama means not wanting to do one more thing. It means passing up a sink full of dishes, over and over, and over...
easpennerAug 2, 20213 minOur girls need us now more than ever...Our girls need us. Our girls need us now more than ever before. Satan has found ways to reach our girls in ways we could never imagine....
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,...
easpennerJun 17, 20211 minThere's just something about a grandma's hug...There's just something about a grandma's hug. Something that makes you want to unbuckle your seat belt and run back into her house, for...
easpennerJun 15, 20212 minDear Dads, You Set the Standard for Your Daughter“I don’t deserve this, Mommy and Daddy,” she whispered. Just loud enough to compensate for the sizzle of the boiling pasta water and...
easpennerMay 21, 20212 minTo the Homeschooling Mama: the Quiet, Unsung HeroI never thought I’d be a homeschooling mom. For twelve years, I got up and was ready to be out the door and in a classroom as an...
easpennerMay 14, 20212 minTo My Daughter, The Table-InviterTo my darling daughter—pushed out of your comfort zone last night--I’m so proud of you. I watched you—from the sidelines of your cross...