Motherhood & Healing
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Supporting Your Husband’s Dreams: When Love Means Holding Space for His Vision
I’m anxious but excited at the same time - and honestly, that might be the perfect description of what it feels like to truly support your husband’s dreams. There’s something beautiful and terrifying about watching the person you love chase something bigger than what currently exists. About believing in a vision that hasn’t fully materialized yet. About choosing to say “yes” to his dreams even when you can’t see exactly how it’s all going to work out. But I love seeing the sparkle in his eyes as things are coming together. There’s a difference in a man when he’s walking toward his purpose versus just going through the motions of…
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She Didn’t Sign Up To Do Life Alone: The Weight of the Mental Load in a Two-Parent Home
Carrying the mental load alone in a two-parent household is a quiet, constant strain. It creates tension, fuels overwhelm, and leads to resentment. This isn’t what she signed up for—she signed up for a partnership.
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Two Years In: Love, Lessons, and Letting Go of Expectations
We said we wanted God at the center—but too often, we acted like we knew better. Two years into marriage, I’ve learned that healing is messy, love is quieter than I expected, and showing up doesn’t always look pretty. This isn’t the anniversary I imagined—but maybe it’s the one that means the most. Real, raw, and still reaching for grace.
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When Healing and Motherhood Collide
Motherhood has a way of uncovering the wounds we thought we buried. As I raise my children, I often find myself face-to-face with the pain of my own childhood. This post explores what it looks like to heal while mothering — to break generational cycles, lean into grace, and let God transform the broken places into something whole.
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Welcome to The Essential Schoolhouse
In this first post, I share the heart behind The Essential Schoolhouse - a space for healing, homemaking, and honest motherhood. If you’re rebuilding life with faith, grace, and intention, you belong here.
