Category: Voices From Our Community

"Traveling with babies and toddlers is nothing short of an adventure. Yes, it can be exhausting and nerve-racking, but it is also the biggest joy. We did a total of 28 flights and 5 continents with our first child, before he even turned! We now have 5 children, and we still seem to be increasing our travel plans every year."

"Heaven forbids any behavior outside that unrealistic box that will guarantee you a few stares, rude remarks, or spiral into a pang of mom guilt."

"One final push and your promise will be born. These words ran through my head as I sat quietly in God’s presence. Alone on my bed, on a cold, misty morning in Ireland, I was definitely not pregnant. At least, not in the natural"

"Adoption. It’s a word that carries so much weight—filled with sensitivity, complexity, and yet, unmatched beauty. I share our journey with the hope that it will bring encouragement, weaving a new narrative for those considering this path."

"The crisis of vulnerable children in South Africa and how one person’s life can make a difference Overwhelmed, anxious, exhausted, weary, apathetic. These are all words that could have described how I was doing in 2014."

"Hi, I’m Savannah, a proud mom of two beautiful kids—Luka, who is 9, and Luna, who is almost 3. Being a mother is a joy, but when your child has special needs, like Luna, it’s an experience unlike anything you could anticipate; nothing can prepare you."

“I did what most mothers do: I tried to push through. I added more structure, more rest, more help. My husband stood beside me, steady and kind, while I did everything that was “right.” And yet, the anxiety would not lift..”

"Being a mother has always been a desire of my heart from a young age. When people would ask me how many kids I’d want one day, I would say “six.” Since actually becoming a mother, this number has decreased significantly but my desire for a big family continued to increase and God, in His kindness, has granted more than I ever could have dreamed."

“The key to stress-free dinners is planning ahead. Every Sunday, I sit down with my Stellarize Meal Planner and map out our meals for the week. I consider what we already have in the pantry, what fresh ingredients we need to use up, and what meals will best fit our busy schedule.”

"I definitely felt the switch when we welcomed our third child into the family. Suddenly we were a ‘big’ family. Now we have five children and a lot of our daily routines and organizational habits, have become absolute second nature for me, that I do not even notice I am doing them in a certain way"