by laurengroves816 | Apr 1, 2020 | Marriage, Married Life, Motherhood, Our Life Together, WifeStyle
The first semester of my freshman year of college was perhaps the most fun I have ever had. Or at least it was up to that point. I had moved away from home for the first time, was rooming with my best friend, and became fast friends with a group from my...
by laurengroves816 | Apr 1, 2020 | Marriage, Our Life Together, Pregnancy
Today was the due date for our first baby. This baby was only five weeks along when we found out and just under six weeks when God pulled him or her home. It was early. So early that I have a hard time even claiming it as a loss. Even still, tears well up in my eyes...
by laurengroves816 | Feb 17, 2020 | Our Life Together
Earlier this week, Austin and I were listening to worship music when the following lyrics caught my attention: “This will be my anthem song: Jesus we love you, oh how we love you. You are the one our hearts adore.” You can probably guess that it was the...
by laurengroves816 | Feb 17, 2020 | Our Life Together
I heard a line the other day in a spoken word poem that really resonated with me: …because dating feels like vacation and marriage is a job. You could not have convinced me that this was true while Austin and I were dating–or even engaged!! I just know that marriage...
by laurengroves816 | Feb 14, 2020 | Our Life Together
Everywhere we look these days we are getting news of storms. Whether it is a physical storm like Hurricane Harvey or Irma or the sudden passing of a family member or just feeling like we cannot catch up with our schedules, As the season of fall approaches, I...
by laurengroves816 | Feb 14, 2020 | Our Life Together
Dear white Christian, I am you. I am overwhelmingly and uncomfortably aware right now that racism is still alive and well in our country. Yet I have not always been this way. If you haven’t perused this blog, you may not know that I have been married to a black man...
