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motherhood

When Christmas Uncovers Difficult Memories

The God who carried me through birth trauma.

Dec 22, 2025 • Lara d'Entremont

Can God Reorder Even This? A Story of Preterm Labour

Gospel-hope for when pregnancy and delivery do not go as planned.

Dec 15, 2025 • Lara d'Entremont

C-Section: My Body Failed But God Did Not

Gospel-hope when it feels as if our bodies have failed us.

Dec 8, 2025 • Lara d'Entremont

The Hope of the Gospel When Breastfeeding is Hard

Breast best? Fed best? What God taught me during the trying years of breastfeeding three babies.

Dec 1, 2025 • Lara d'Entremont

What A Year Can Change

Reflections on a year after my divorce began and the woman I've become by the grace of God.

Nov 3, 2025 • Lara d'Entremont

abuse

What A Year Can Change

Reflections on a year after my divorce began and the woman I've become by the grace of God.

Nov 3, 2025 • Lara d'Entremont

The Shadow is a Small and Passing Thing

When I feel like there is no good left in the world.

Oct 27, 2025 • Lara d'Entremont

The Stories We Tell Ourselves—And How We Break Free From Them

How I'm learning to face reality instead of the fake positive spin I have put on my life.

Sep 1, 2025 • Lara d'Entremont

The Fruit from the Fire

The bounty that came in my deepest suffering.

Aug 11, 2025 • Lara d'Entremont

Forgiveness Doesn’t Always Look the Same

We can't assume forgiveness and reconciliation will always be intertwined.

Aug 4, 2025 • Lara d'Entremont

anxiety

Not All Fear Should be Feared

Maybe the Bible doesn't condemn all forms of anxiety and fear.

Sep 22, 2025 • Lara d'Entremont

When Change of Mind Frightens Me

How to be a curious listener rather than a judgmental observer.

Dec 30, 2024 • Lara d'Entremont

Not Without A Redeemer

I wanted to be Ruth, but I was Naomi

Aug 19, 2024 • Lara d'Entremont

The Calling of Motherhood for the Worrisome Mother

Entrusting our children to God when we think we could do it better.

Jul 1, 2024 • Lara d'Entremont

When God Withholds the Sun

Thoughts on snow in April.

May 13, 2024 • Lara d'Entremont

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C-Section: My Body Failed But God Did Not

Gospel-hope when it feels as if our bodies have failed us.

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Dec 1, 2025 • Lara d'Entremont

Learning to Trust Again Means Trusting God First

It's less about trusting people and more about the trustworthiness of my God.

Nov 24, 2025 • Lara d'Entremont

Have We Made Being a Christian Too Complicated?

If it feels too tiring to keep up with Christianity, perhaps you do not have it at all.

Nov 17, 2025 • Lara d'Entremont

Once You Were a Child: The Lost Art of Asking Questions

How to ask questions about what you believe.

Nov 10, 2025 • Lara d'Entremont

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