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Continue reading →: Baby, You Are a MiracleIn late July 2013, I wrote the following letter to the blossoming baby growing within me. I didn’t even know if we were having a girl or a boy, since we really wanted to be surprised! I’m not sure how the time has flown by so quickly, yet, here we…
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Continue reading →: In Need of RepairThe morning was going so well—a quick stop at the grocery store after dropping the children to school and then I was busily getting through my list of chores. The laundry was whirring around in the washing machine and the floors were freshly vacuumed and mopped, when I heard a…
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Continue reading →: Jars of OilImagine your spouse dying and just as you and your two sons are grieving the loss of a husband and father, debt collectors come to demand their payment. And if it cannot be paid, your sons might be taken away as slaves. This desperate and serious situation is found in…
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Continue reading →: These Wrinkles Tell a StoryAmong a scattered Barbie doll camper van party and an Octonauts rescue mission, I was routinely cleaning our front room and trying to tidy up Lego pieces before they became lost to the vacuum cleaner. As I dusted the picture frames, my glance paused at a framed black-and-white engagement photo…
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Continue reading →: There’s No Second-Class in God’s KingdomAnna was observing me writing a card, sealing it, and putting a stamp on the envelope. Having learned about the Titanic ship and how the various passengers were treated based on their first, second, or third-class tickets, she was curious about the postage I had used. “Mummy, are we second-class…
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Continue reading →: Mamas, Stronger Together – Guest Series: Camaraderie Instead of CompetitionOver the last eleven weeks, I have been privileged to share the heartfelt encouragement of some incredible Christian mamas! As we conclude the Mamas, Stronger Together – Guest Series, may we praise God for gifting us with our special role as mothers and for all of the inspirational mamas around…
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Continue reading →: Mamas, Stronger Together – Guest Series: Community That Feels Like HomeMamas, Stronger Together – Guest Series: Christian mothers have such a strength when we let down our guard and get real with each other, stop comparing ourselves to other mothers, when we stop making motherhood a competition, and instead build each other up as fellow mothers! Over the next weeks,…
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Continue reading →: Mamas, Stronger Together – Guest Series: Choose LifeMamas, Stronger Together – Guest Series: Christian mothers have such a strength when we let down our guard and get real with each other, stop comparing ourselves to other mothers, when we stop making motherhood a competition, and instead build each other up as fellow mothers! Over the next weeks,…
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Continue reading →: Mamas, Stronger Together – Guest Series: Pray It BackMamas, Stronger Together – Guest Series: Christian mothers have such a strength when we let down our guard and get real with each other, stop comparing ourselves to other mothers, when we stop making motherhood a competition, and instead build each other up as fellow mothers! Over the next weeks,…
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Continue reading →: Mamas, Stronger Together – Guest Series: Keep Church Every DayMamas, Stronger Together – Guest Series: Christian mothers have such a strength when we let down our guard and get real with each other, stop comparing ourselves to other mothers, when we stop making motherhood a competition, and instead build each other up as fellow mothers! Over the next weeks,…
Hello,
I’m Joy
Welcome to my blog! I hope you will be encouraged by my Christian reflections on everyday happenings, motherhood, and transatlantic life.
Joy A. Mead 