January 5, 2020
Learning from Ruth
There are so many great stories in the Bible. So many great lessons to be learned. If you haven’t had the opportunity to read the book of Ruth, and to study the importance of her story, I challenge you to do so. She shows so much faith, bravery, and obedience. Following her story should challenge you to be a better follower of Christ. The lessons that we can learn from Ruth are lessons we can use in our daily walk. Her story is so great, its part of why I chose to title this blog: https://raisingmyruth.com/why-a-blog/ -Ruth is ordinary...
January 2, 2020
The Budget Friendly Baby Registry
Shortly after I got married, I had a fertility appointment with my ob-gyn. I was 30 and had never attempted to get pregnant, so I wanted to get checked out. She told me not to stress and to expect it to take up to a year. But, because God likes to throw curve balls, I was pregnant the next month. Needless to say, we were NOT ready…financially or emotionally. Pair that with the overwhelming amount of advice and tips people kept offering, and I had no idea where to begin with a registry. All I knew is it needed...
January 1, 2020
It Starts With Us
There are so many articles and books about raising Godly children. It is a life long journey as a parent to raise kind, responsible people. But many people forget that it starts at birth. Actually, it starts before then. If we truly have a desire to raise Godly children, we must make sure that we ourselves are in a good position to do so. It starts with us. Before we ever find out we are pregnant or are ready to sign adoption papers, we need to make sure our hearts are prepared. Prepare you heart by loving God fully....
December 31, 2019
5 Things I learned during my divorce
there are times when divorce is inevitable. While I do believe that fighting for your marriage is the best thing you can do, it may not always end up the way that you would like for it too.
December 9, 2019
Why start a blog?
When I got divorced in 2017, I met woman after woman who had been through very similar situations. It was kind of shocking to me that so many of us have experienced this same type of trauma