Gratefully Nourished

03/01/2025

Lately I’ve been confronted by how much I crave certainty.

I crave the certainty that I won’t run out of energy. That the kids won’t cry at the same time. That I won’t be alone too long. That the day won’t be more than I can handle. That we will have enough, enough, enough.

Months ago I realized I often go to a place of anticipatory dread - dread, worry, or fear that something will be hard, that I will run out of patience, that a kid will get sick and I will have to stressfully take him to the ER. I started living there.

Then one day I came across an encouragement that essentially said — “When a future event feels frightening, remember — God hasn’t given you a grace for it yet.” In other words, tomorrow or that situation that hasn’t happened yet — the grace for that hasn’t arrived yet because you have a grace for the moment you’re in right now. It was one of those revelations that you hope will stick with you for the long haul.

If I have the grace now for the situation that is to come later, what would I need God for? I wouldn’t.

I would have instead my manufactured certainty.

🫠🤧😅

You’d think having this revelation would completely change the way I live, mother and relate to people. And when I lean into the grace of the moment, it really does. But I am surprised at how often I need this reminder. Pretty much every moment I need it.

If you’re worried you might run out of time, patience, energy or peace — don’t worry, you will. But there is someone who won’t. 😮‍💨

19/11/2024

Motherhood —

How do I put it into words?
The love, the weariness, the joy, the humility

This isn’t glamorous
I feel so exposed

But what a beautiful privilege
Trust me

Some days I feel spent and unseen
Like there is no part of me
that hasn’t given itself to my children

Other days I am overflowing with joy and laughter
A deep gratitude carries me along

And still
Never before have I had moments of doubt like this
Do I have what it takes to mother well?
What if I get lost here?
Will you notice?

I lift my eyes up and remember—
There is One who is greater than all
He will sustain me
He sees me

I don’t have what it takes
But I know the One who does

Grace, meet me here
Grace, carry me along

💕

07/11/2024

03/11/2024

Snippets of fall before our newest little addition joined the family 🍂🫶🏼

03/10/2024

Hard to believe we’re growing to a family of four this month 🫶🏼

There’s so much I could say about motherhood and maybe one day I’ll find the words but for now we’re soaking up our last few weeks as a family of three.

📸:

16/05/2024

Been keeping a secret 🤫
Baby BOY #2 is joining us in October 🤍
We can’t wait to see what this little one adds to our family - thankful :)

27/03/2024

Ecclesiastes 3:13 NLT And people should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of their labor, for these are gifts from God.

I love exploring themes about food in the Bible. I think it helps us remember that our view is not *always* the same as God’s. What could it look like to accept food as a good gift from God? How might that change how you approach your eating?

13/03/2024

Hope these encourage you in your journey to food & body peace 🤍

“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:18

12/03/2024

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13/02/2024

A lot can change in ten years, but it doesn’t have to take that long to heal your relationship with food 🤍

Tell me — How do you define “healthy”?

05/02/2024

How does the Bible talk about food? What has been your experience of this? There’s a lot to say but I want to start by saying: God uses food for many things — fellowship, communion, provision, joy! We have to untangle our culture’s perception of and experience with food from what God really thinks and uses it for. They are often not the same.

02/02/2024

Three reasons you might find yourself eating late at night & how to respond with compassion, not condemnation.

It’s not usually pathological to eat late at night — it’s a response to something. What if we figure out what that was?

Follow for more tips on how to honor your health without sacrificing your relationship with food 🤍