Bailey Cornell

I had a lot of room to grow early on in my marriage. If my husband did something to upset me, it could easily ruin my entire day, as I would dwell, and dwell, and dwell on it. At times, I am still guilty of this. 

But on the opposite side, when my husband and I were just dating, I would dwell on the sweet messages he would send me, or on the conversation we had on the phone, and you better believe my emotions were quite dif...

Sometimes life is just plain hard. With constant dirty diapers, crying babies, and postpartum hormones, it can sometimes feel a little overwhelming. It is easy to just long for a break, and sometimes giving up seems like a good idea. Life has a way of throwing challenges our way. How do we handle those challenges? 

Paul’s life wasn’t at all easy. It was much more challeging than crying babies and unbalanced hormones, but at...

As Abigail’s mom, I want every part of her. 

I want her highs and lows, her laughs and giggles, her snuggles and kisses, and her sweet ramblings of nothing. I even want her tantrums and anger, her frustrations and screams.

I want her to be herself, the person God made her to be. I don’t want her to fix herself, and then come to me once she’s put together. I want to help her when she’s broken, and encourage her when she’...

Happy Mother's Day, friends! I have a very special guest in today's episode of Gather & Glean. Marcie is a pastor's wife and mother of 4. Her words were very encouraging for me coming into this new season of motherhood. Whether you are a mom, a soon to be mom, or even a spiritual mother to the younger generation, this will be a great listen for you. You can play the episode below, or head over to your Podcast App and liste...

One of the very first words of advice an expecting family will hear is, "enjoy it because they grow up so fast," or something along those lines. My husband and I have heard this so many times that I've even began to notice it appear in our own speech as well. Someone might ask how Abigail is doing and we'll say, "She's great, but she's growing so fast."

This phrase has been drilled into my brain, and because we've heard it...