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 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 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...
easpennerJun 26, 20212 minMotherhood is Humbling Yourself in God's NameWithin 28 hours of this photo being taken... I watched my baby have an asthma attack. I walked into the ER just before 2:00 AM. I caught...
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 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 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 30, 20212 minStaying in Stride with GodSometimes, I leave God in the dust. Sometimes, the childlike excitement of life surges through my veins, and I bound ahead. Sometimes, my...
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 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...
easpennerFeb 8, 20211 minThe Messes Make Us WholeOh, some days I think the sound will absolutely do me in. The gritty crunch and crack. The dozens of crushed pieces. Underfoot and...
easpennerJan 6, 20212 min2020, meet 2021...with grace, please2020, You were a year. A year the world never expected. But, a year God knew was coming, all along. A year that threatened to break us. A...
easpennerJan 2, 20214 minA Walk with God and Anxiety"You have it backwards, you know?" He said sternly. Stopped me right in my walking tracks. As I paused and found myself entranced with...
easpennerDec 26, 20202 minHe Meets Us in our MessesSunday mornings are for meeting Jesus. That's what so many of us learn. What so many of us try to embrace. Sunday mornings are for...
easpennerDec 12, 20201 minFirst, there was simple...Before the need for perfect, there was simple. Oh, so completely simple. A stable. Wooden manger. An exhausted new mother. A terrified...
easpennerDec 9, 20202 minMeeting Jesus Where We Need HimSunday mornings are for meeting Jesus. That's what so many of us learn. What so many of us try to embrace. Sunday mornings are for...