27 January
Faith

God, Incomprehensible

One morning, as I was getting ready, my three year old walked in and asks, “Where is heaven?”  As someone who has been in church many days per week almost my whole life, I started to respond reflexively, immediately. What a sweet question. As my mouth began to form the…
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25 January
About

About

Welcome in! I’m Kendra and I love words, running, British and Latin American literature, and I love to see the light in dark places. I started this blog in 2016 as a way to update people on our adoption journey.  We adopted domestically in 2017 and had another baby in…
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21 January
Motherhood

When Fear Rings Loudly

The phone rings unexpectedly. It’s a call from school. “Yes, I’m his mom. What’s going on?” Fear crouches up to sit beside me. Fear is a liar. Satan prowls around like a roaring lion, waiting to steal, kill and destroy. He is waiting to steal this moment, kill any joy…
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21 January
Spiritual Growth

Shine Brightly

When do you shine brightly? I recently embraced the stillness to ask myself this question: When do I freely give it my all, knowing with confidence that I can achieve the task before me?  When does the light inside me shine the brightest? This question came to my mind last…
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20 January
Comparison

Everything I Have Is Yours

“My son (daughter)…you are always with me, and everything I have is yours.” Luke 15:31 “So let no one boast in men. For all things are yours, […] and you are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s. “ 1 Corinthians 3:21-22 Do you ever feel like everything is going great for…
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20 January
Change

Just Because It’s Hard Doesn’t Mean You’re Doing It Wrong

ziplining in hawaii
Climbing a mountain, running a marathon, giving birth, confronting a trauma, learning a new language, spending all day in the car with your new teen driver. Sometimes things are hard, not all equally so, but difficult nonetheless. They are challenging, worthwhile tasks but incredibly tough. If that confrontation with your…
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17 January
Comparison

The Inner Critic Finds Rest

I don’t know who here is into the enneagram. I know some people are giving it up and questioning its origin, but it can be fascinating to learn how we see ourselves and how other people see themselves. We understand more as we see our reflection described and anyalyzed.  Enneagram…
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13 January
Faith

Beautiful Passing

Both of my grandparents passed away this past year–within ten months of each other. I was able to visit both of them on their last few days breathing this earthen air. Both of them opened their eyes near the end, saying the same thing: “You are…beautiful” Where were they looking?…
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13 January
Faith

Father Over Time

How many times in your life do you feel like you’re exactly where you need to be? Not often? Me neither. So much of my life is spent wondering if I should be doing something different. Should I have spent the morning on that project? Should I have taken more…
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10 January
Change

Time and Change

There comes a moment when it’s time to make a change. Sometimes the change feels crisp, like a fresh set of clean sheets to slip into after a long day. Other times it feels like burning, tearing off a bandage too soon—knowing the wound needs some air, but afraid of…
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About Me

I’m Kendra Hanson, lover of words and believer in Jesus. I write about faith, believing God is who he says he is and can do what he says he can do. You will also find here musings on motherhood, work/life balance and a few DIY projects from our 1950's ranch in Georgia.