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A Christmas Present to Myself
I bought myself a Christmas present this year. It is an original drawing by David Hayward, Naked Pastor. If you follow me, you know I am...
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jamieedelbrock
- Nov 1, 2022
- 3 min
Growth is Beautiful
Last night a friend sent me a picture of us from eight years ago. While looking at my then-youthful face and super lean figure, my...
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jamieedelbrock
- Jun 19, 2022
- 1 min
It's True What They Say
I remember thinking this phase would never end. Do you know the phase I'm talking about? The active, loud, crazy phase. The phase where...
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jamieedelbrock
- Mar 3, 2022
- 2 min
Falling Up
Yesterday I came home to my daughter making a homemade butterscotch pie. She had never made one before, and she was determined to get it...
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jamieedelbrock
- Feb 20, 2022
- 3 min
God's Perfect Timing or Something Else?
I wrote a devotional a while back about having faith like a child. It's been published on a devotional site and my social media. At the...
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jamieedelbrock
- Feb 5, 2022
- 4 min
Morning Coffee with a Side of Mom Guilt
I woke up this Sunday morning experiencing the all-too-common feeling of mom guilt. If you’re a mom, you know exactly what I’m talking...
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jamieedelbrock
- Jan 31, 2022
- 6 min
Faith Unraveled
I remember learning about Rachel Held Evans years ago but never read one of her books until recently. Her ideas were considered radical...
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jamieedelbrock
- Jan 18, 2022
- 1 min
There Is Always Light
Last night the power went out. Usually, this isn’t a big deal, but when the power goes out on our street in Jakarta, Indonesia, it is...
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jamieedelbrock
- Dec 2, 2021
- 2 min
16 Things for 16 Years
My oldest daughter turned 16 recently. 16! I will never forget the day we brought her home from the hospital. The nurse called to check...
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jamieedelbrock
- Oct 26, 2021
- 2 min
20 Things I've Learned While Living Overseas
Growing up, I thought that I would never leave the town I grew up in. I wasn't a fan of change, and I liked being comfortable. However,...
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jamieedelbrock
- Oct 1, 2021
- 4 min
Next First Step
I love walking. I used to walk all the time. It was my escape, my calm, and a way to center myself and organize my thoughts. I don't walk...
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jamieedelbrock
- Aug 21, 2021
- 1 min
Press Pause
School is starting back up, and it won't be long before calendars are full with all kinds of extracurricular activities. As glorious as...
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jamieedelbrock
- Aug 21, 2021
- 2 min
Tattoos
One year ago, I finalized my full sleeve tattoo, and I wrote this on my social media: A rose surrounded by dogwood branches and...
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jamieedelbrock
- Aug 9, 2021
- 6 min
What Anxious Children Need From Their Parents
I’ll be honest. The water scares me. Whenever my children are in it or near it, anxious thoughts creep in my head. I even get nervous in...
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jamieedelbrock
- Aug 5, 2021
- 4 min
The Surprising Thing a Pixar Movie Taught Me about Raising a Teenager
One of my favorite Pixar movies is titled “Up.” If you haven’t seen it, it’s a charming story about love, hardship, friendship, and...
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jamieedelbrock
- Aug 2, 2021
- 1 min
There Is Always A Message In The Mess
Life is full of ups, downs, twists, and turns. Messy is the word I use most to describe it. Amid messes (yes, even church splits,...
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jamieedelbrock
- Jul 30, 2021
- 1 min
Let Them Be Sad
My daughter's pet bird died yesterday. We held each other and cried. We put it in a box with handwritten messages of love. We covered the...
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jamieedelbrock
- Jul 14, 2021
- 6 min
Grace
Grace is one of my favorite words. In fact, I love it so much; it’s my firstborn's middle name. I chose Grace as her middle name because...
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jamieedelbrock
- Jul 8, 2021
- 3 min
Help Your Child Handle Dissapointment Well
I get excited when I see social media posts in the United States about people gathering, friends hugging, and going to the grocery store...
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