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Taking Captive to Christ the Everyday Moments of Motherhood
I just finished reading the book Why Johnny Can’t Sing Hymns by T. David Gordon. I enjoyed this book for so many reasons. It spawned some great discussions between me and my Rhetoric students, reinforced my love for hymns, and helped me see some areas in which I could improve my own songwriting. Despite all these excellent reasons, what I gained the most from Why Johnny Can’t Sing Hymns is practical advice about living life in a contemporary world and, of all things, motherhood. I have two young children. I love them very much, and I delight in being their mother. I enjoy making them meals (tonight we ate corn…
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The Mystery of Godliness: A Song for My Church Family {New Music Monday}
The church doesn’t have a great reputation these days. Some churches are divided on current events, some are facing the moral failures of their leaders, and some have left the doctrines of Christianity far behind and replaced them with worldly wisdom. It can be challenging to find a church that still holds to basic biblical beliefs, such as the inerrancy of Scripture, the power of the gospel to save sinners and transform the world, and the sovereignty and immutability of God. I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these things to you so that, if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in…
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One of My Strangest Anxiety Symptoms
Four years ago, after my daughter was born, I developed postpartum depression and anxiety–PPD/A for short. I had never felt anything like PPD/A before. My heart either raced like a crazy hamster on a wheel or I felt so tired that I could barely perform everyday tasks. I vascillated between the two for a long time, anxiety winning more often than not, until the medicine I had been taking began to help. I stayed on medication, in addition to exercising, changing my diet, and spending extra time with family, for about nine months. I was able to go off of the medication for almost a year and a half, at…
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Wrestling with Disappointment and Finding Hope in God’s Faithfulness
This summer wasn’t at all like I expected it to be. I had big plans for this summer. I was going to finish my sci-fi/fantasy/adventure book. (I wrote one chapter.) I was going to participate in “Writing with Jeeves and Wooster” through The Habit. (I attended one lecture and did none of the writing exercises.) I was going to see all the friends I didn’t get to see very often during the school year. (I saw one friend twice.) I was going to spend every moment I could with the kids, soaking up the family time like a sponge in a wading pool. (I ended getting distracted by my iPad…
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A Hush Fell Over the Auditorium
I joined a choir this summer! In this post, I talk about what being part of a choir has meant to me in the past, and what it means to me now. Here's the story.