My husband Joshua and I just celebrated our fourth (!) wedding anniversary! This week, I’ve been feeling sentimental about our relationship and our marriage, remembering just how much we’ve overcome and how God truly gave us one another. To be honest, Joshua and I have so much to celebrate because there were times our marriage neary fell apart, and I personally wanted to call it quits.
As a woman and mother to two girls, I believe that girls everywhere should be treated equally, empowered, and safe. This belief is deeply held, both for personal and biblical reasons. As such, I champion gender equality everyday and especially today, International Day of the Girl 2020. The theme for this day is “My voice,…
The season of Advent is upon us — a season of anticipation of Christ’s first coming (His birth) as we long for Christ’s second coming.
I feel a deep desire this year to pull back and rest in the magnitude of Jesus. I just want to sit and be still and know that He is God.
This little Advent calendar is such a sweet daily reminder of this. For the last few years, we’ve spent December counting down to Christmas — we pull open a drawer, read the verse tucked inside, and enjoy a sweet treat. Just being together enjoying the story of Jesus’s birth spread out in each box, with sweet anticipation for Christmas Day.
I think this practice is symbolic of what is and what is to come — I just want to enjoy the One that matters more than anything, while awaiting His second coming. I’m so glad we are living in Advent this month, and each day.
Thanksgiving in Louisiana 💗
Happy 10th Birthday to Raegan Grace! These past 10 years have been full of so much joy and sweetness. When I was pregnant with her, I remember God telling me she would be bring life wherever she goes, and she’s done just that. She’s brought so much life and light every day of her life — she’s full of love, kindness, intelligence, grace, charm, wittiness, and friendliness. She’s been blessed with so many talents and gifts, and yet she’s humble and sweet. She’s a friend to everyone she meets, the quality I admire most about her. I am so thankful and grateful for that cold Black Friday evening in November 2012 when my Rae of Sunshine burst into my life. I love you daughter. Happiest of birthdays to the Little Queen.
Raegan, my Sunshine Girl 💗 It’s my oldest girl’s last day as a 9 year old. She’s the most gorgeous little girl inside and out — it’s been absolute privilege to raise her so far 💗
Noah turned 2 months old last week 💗 Our laidback girl coos and smiles for days. Life is so much sweeter with our Noah Girl 💗
Weekend photo dump: that left me inspired and full of wonder, including our first family photo where we’re all looking at the camera 🥹👏🏾🙌🏾
Back at the Getty for another birthday trip and I’m not bad about it. This year vs last year at the same-ish spot, but the lady in the photo feels completely different on the inside 💗
About last night 💗 Me and my girl @_faithelyse feasted and chatted for HOURS about life, kids, marriage, Jesus, you name it. We went to law school together but never got to hang out, but look at God! He reconnected us and now she’s family! Thank you for being one of my best friends and celebrating my 32 trips around the sun (Son)! Love you girl!
Happy birthday to me 💗 I’m entering into year 32 living out my God-given dreams and my soul feeling rest like never before. #happybirthdaytome
So, I did a thing🙃 After waiting three years, I finally took the leap into this chocolate-y copper brown and I’m head over heels in love with my hair 😍 I’m usually pretty conservative with my hair, but baby my birthday is nearly here and I decided to go for it, and I feel LIBERATED. Fall color courtesy of the amazing @kelleytresses. #meloniebygrace #naturalhairjourney #naturalhair
Hey y’all 👋🏾 Just coming up for air, since it’s six weeks since I became a mom to three girls 🥹💗 I adore each of these beautiful babies with their own beautiful personality. Life as their mama is a ball of everything — it’s a beautiful, magical, crazy, awesome, stressful, joyful time in my life. Shout out to all the postpartum mamas, I’m with you as we push through ✊🏾
Raegan’s, Honor’s, and Noah’s mommy & daddy | Thinking back to our babymoon and anniversary celebration before we became parents of three 💗 Shared our trip over on YT — check it out if you’re looking for fun ideas in LA + OC!
Happy belated one month to Noah 💗 She’s got an easy-going temperament and has brought so much joy and perspective to our lives. Life is truly sweeter with this little puddin’
This photos deserves a repost: today’s my 13th spiritual birthday.
I was 18, a freshman in my first semester of college, just a couple of weeks shy of my 19th birthday. I went to a gospel choir concert for the first time in my life at the invitation of a track teammate. It was right after the homecoming football game. I saw miming for the first time, and I wept. I didn’t know why I was weeping. The songs were nice, and I clapped, still not sure why I felt so moved inside.
Then, a woman stopped everything. She took the mic and said, “There is someone here...” and she began to tell my life story. It shocked me. It was as if she knew my life story and my deepest secrets, but how could that be when I was new on campus and didn’t know who she was?! She pauses, “if that is you, God wants you to come down here.” I couldn’t deny that it was me. My feet began to move before my mind could settle the matter.
When I got down the aisle, the woman embraced me and began to pray so hard that she was sweating. I felt weights fall off me, literally, it felt like someone was removing chains from me. I felt like something was poured into me. Like I was filling up with something! I was weeping and didn’t know it. I opened my eyes and I looked around, embarrassed, expecting everyone to be watching me. Yet, not one soul was paying attention to me. Instead, I saw hands lifted in worship for the first time. Tears streaming down a man’s face as his hands were held high and he mouthed a prayer. I thought to myself, “This must be real.” And I felt genuine peace for the first time in my life.
From that point on, I decided Jesus was worth living for. My husband told me he’s proud of me for not giving up on Jesus. I asked where else would I go? The alternative is living a life without Jesus, an alternative I’ve already tasted and seen. He alone has redeemed my life - for that, I will worship the Ancient of Days for the rest of my days.
These books are my prayer journals, some of my Bibles, and a concordance. My history with God captured in these tear-stained pages. I am confident that these 13 years are just the beginning. HE IS WORTHY! #ForeverChanged #JesusisLordofmylife
I love the way you love our girls.
I love how jump in and share the parenting load — it’s not 50/50, it’s 100/100.
I love how you always sweep them off their feet and dance with them.
I love how you create magical moments for them.
I love that you taught Raegan how to fish.
I love that you ice skate with us every winter.
I love that you love being a girl dad.
I love that you sing to each of your girls, and that you listen to them sing to you.
I love how you help them unwrap Christmas gifts.
I love that you protect them.
I love that you laugh with them.
I love that you call them beautiful, adorable, pretty.
I love that you delivered two of our girls and cut their cords.
I love that I could go on and on, that I can’t run out of things to say.
Just know, I love the way you love our girls.
Noah (in Numbers), transliterated to Nô‛âh (pronounced “no-aw'”)
Definition: movement; motion.
A related name, Noah (in Genesis), transliterated to Nôach (pronounced “no'-akh”)
Definition: rest.
God taught me true rest while carrying you, Noah. Sometimes it means resting in Him while moving forward, and sometimes it means a respite.
I pray she always knows true rest in Jesus, in either taking action or knowing when to wait, and may she be an advocate like her namesake.
#NoahGraceJordan
This newborn life 🫠 I’m grateful, but I’m tired 🥹 #prayforme
My daughters 💗🥹 My three girls, each so different from each other. I love learning them, having God teach me how to raise and respond to each of their own unique needs, observing what makes their eyes sparkle and what brings them joy. I love teaching them and, in turn, they’ve taught me so much. My daughters are everything, and I’m so grateful I get to be their mom 💗 #nationaldaughtersday
Our youngest daughter’s newborn photos on her due date 🥹💗
One week of Noah 💗 life is so much fuller with her.
The season of Advent is upon us — a season of anticipation of Christ’s first coming (His birth) as we long for Christ’s second coming.
I feel a deep desire this year to pull back and rest in the magnitude of Jesus. I just want to sit and be still and know that He is God.
This little Advent calendar is such a sweet daily reminder of this. For the last few years, we’ve spent December counting down to Christmas — we pull open a drawer, read the verse tucked inside, and enjoy a sweet treat. Just being together enjoying the story of Jesus’s birth spread out in each box, with sweet anticipation for Christmas Day.
I think this practice is symbolic of what is and what is to come — I just want to enjoy the One that matters more than anything, while awaiting His second coming. I’m so glad we are living in Advent this month, and each day.
Thanksgiving in Louisiana 💗
Happy 10th Birthday to Raegan Grace! These past 10 years have been full of so much joy and sweetness. When I was pregnant with her, I remember God telling me she would be bring life wherever she goes, and she’s done just that. She’s brought so much life and light every day of her life — she’s full of love, kindness, intelligence, grace, charm, wittiness, and friendliness. She’s been blessed with so many talents and gifts, and yet she’s humble and sweet. She’s a friend to everyone she meets, the quality I admire most about her. I am so thankful and grateful for that cold Black Friday evening in November 2012 when my Rae of Sunshine burst into my life. I love you daughter. Happiest of birthdays to the Little Queen.
Raegan, my Sunshine Girl 💗 It’s my oldest girl’s last day as a 9 year old. She’s the most gorgeous little girl inside and out — it’s been absolute privilege to raise her so far 💗
