Marriage

48 posts
  • I can’t believe this little man turned one yesterday.⁣ 😭😍🎉 ⁣ Connor, you are amazing. I love your huge gummy smiles & sweet cuddles, how you yell when you get excited, and that you think your brother is the best thing in the whole world.⁣ ⁣ You’re brave and fun and you’ve just started sleeping through the night on the regular so let’s keep that up. 👏🏻 Your curiosity reminds me that every day is an adventure and the knowledge that you trust me 💯 keeps me on my toes. I’m so grateful to be your mama.⁣ ⁣ Happy Birthday Sweet Connor! 💕
    11
  • In case you were wondering. Yes, you really are. 😘
    1
  • These boys watch my every move. ⁣ ⁣ They learn by observation and experience, even gaining understanding of words by their real-life context. ⁣ ⁣ May they observe me loving freely and with great patience. Being quick to forgive and even quicker to apologize. Kind and courageous. Approaching each day with intention, because the way I live before them makes a difference.
    3
  • Confession? I default to tracking short-term successes not long-term rhythms. Goals are great, but sometimes my achiever side kicks in and I move on too quickly, and the thing becomes a memory before it can become a habit. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I want to cultivate a life marked by unforced rhythms of grace. A rhythm sustained without burnout. And the good news is that Jesus wants that for me too. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Walk with. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Work with. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Watch.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.” (Matthew 11:28-30 MSG)
    3
  • This little man is weeks away from his 1st birthday, so it’s about time I finished editing the pics from his newborn shoot. 😆 Time goes so fast and baby suspenders are my favorite 😍
    13
  • Hi friends! A lot of you are new faces so I thought I’d jump on for some fun #fridayintroductions⁣ ⁣ I’m Jen. I’m a 1 on the enneagram so of course I hopped over to the introductions hashtag to make sure I’m doing this right 🙋🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ ⁣ ⁣ My bff @thejaredweaver and I have been married for 10 years and he’s the life of the party! I’m also a #BoyMom with a four-year-old and almost one-year-old, so if you ever want to go on a scavenger hunt to find random stickiness to clean, I’m your girl.⁣ ⁣ I’m also a pastor at a church in Dallas, author of “A Wife’s Secret to Happiness”, sometimes blogger, and am richly blessed to be in the company of many amazing friends. ⁣ ⁣ This tee may be my favorite Christmas gift from last year and the names you are here, these girls surpass any #squadgoals I could ever dream. We get to serve and equip Christian women communicators together through @wearedeclare and I love that this ministry has brought us together. Friends you can laugh and cry and work and be refreshed with, are a rare gift. ⁣ ⁣ Speaking of which—if you’re still reading this—I’m glad this quirky thing called social media has brought us together too. I’d love to get to know more about you! ⁣
    15