What a May!
Since 2014, May has been a wild month for our family. Halen was born and then two years later Henley was born, in the same month. Ever...
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Lauren Wiatrek
Sep 7, 20213 min
SURPRISE! Love, Your Angel Army
Every mama needs a tribe, a village, an army to help them navigate this new journey of parenthood. No one expects to tap into that...
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Lauren Wiatrek
Jun 2, 20214 min
Finding Purpose in Metastatic Breast Cancer
All my life I wondered what my purpose was… what did God design for my life. As most, I meandered many a path without clear direction. I...
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Lauren Wiatrek
Mar 9, 20213 min
Blessings During a Snowstorm
It has been a few weeks since the snowstorm 2021 has blown through Central Texas. It was pretty incredible, and just like 2020 there were...
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Lauren Wiatrek
Jan 4, 20213 min
Hello 2021, Goodbye Discontentment
In the early hours of my day, I spend in the silence of my home sipping on my salty warm water while I sit with God, then I shift to...
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Lauren Wiatrek
Dec 22, 20202 min
The Thrill of Hope
As I sit cozy on my couch with the twinkling Christmas tree in my peripheral vision donning wool socks on my feet as the house slumbers....
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Lauren Wiatrek
Dec 6, 20194 min
These Aren't Your Oreos
Do you remember that scene in Finding Nemo with the seagulls all yelling, “Mine, mine, MINE!” I think of that scene every year around...
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Lauren Wiatrek
Jul 12, 20194 min
The Last Staircase
When I was 9 years old my parents took me skiing and on our last run I had to go down the River Run. It was the steep, icy LAST run...
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Lauren Wiatrek
Jun 4, 20193 min
You’re Allowed To Change Your Mind
Before kids, I wanted to be an animal activist. I wanted to be on that boat that protected whales. I had such a fire in me to protect the...
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Lauren Wiatrek
May 23, 20195 min
Rise Up: Our Henley Girl's Birth
Three years ago I had an impressive baby belly with what I would soon to find out was an 8 lb 9 oz baby in my womb. My first born came...
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Lauren Wiatrek
Apr 21, 20194 min
The greatest love story.
When I was little I would go to bed fantasizing about my wedding. About the man I would marry and the four children I would have, 2 boys...
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Lauren Wiatrek
Mar 18, 20192 min
What I Like About Sundays
What do Sundays mean to you? For me Sundays = family. Family and food. Family, food and Jesus. Sundays are when we wake up slow, when the...
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Lauren Wiatrek
Mar 12, 20193 min
Maybe It’s Okay If I’m Not Okay
Recently a new song has been coming on in my car and every time it does, I find myself turning the volume up and getting chills from the...
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Lauren Wiatrek
Feb 1, 20192 min
A Letter to My Mother-in-Law
Dear Carol, As I look at my daughters’ blue eyes, energetic twirls over to wrestle with their daddy… my heart aches. I suppose it is a...
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Lauren Wiatrek
Jan 25, 20193 min
Why Is Prayer Important?
I have been quite overwhelmed lately. Life just seems to be on full attack from all angles. Fear mongering is e-v-e-r-y-w-h-e-r-e and it...
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Blink Of An Eye
Dec 31, 20183 min
Blink Of An Eye
Who is ready for 2018 to go? Anyone wish it would linger a little longer? I have always found myself ready for a new year, ready for a...
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Lauren Wiatrek
Dec 18, 20183 min
Hope And Fear Of All The Years Are Met In Thee Tonight
During this season of Christmas, many embrace joy and gladness. The twinkling lights dazzle and the spirit of the season stirs up an...
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Lauren Wiatrek
Sep 11, 20182 min
The Magnitude of 33
Crying aloud as you entered the world; The world needed you, you had purpose. Growing with grace and the unfolding of a beautiful...
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Lauren Wiatrek
Sep 4, 20183 min
Ordinary
Most of us, especially those in my generation, were raised with affirmations like, “You are so special. You can do anything you put your...
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Lauren Wiatrek
Jul 1, 20184 min
To Us.
When you choose (God chooses) the person you will spend the rest of your life with, and you go through the smitten phase, the “I’m the...
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