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Continue reading →: Love and ChocolateI love chocolate. Like really love chocolate! Especially dark chocolate. I’m always in the mood for chocolate. And in fact, chocolate can change my mood. It’s a scientifically proven fact,actually, that chocolate makes you happy. According to multiple studies (that I found on Google🤪) Chocolate releases multiple hormones in the…
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Continue reading →: Unpopular OpinionOkay. Unpopular opinion–Christmas is not my favorite. In full transparency, Chris and I have only ever celebrated three Christmases out of our seven years of marriage. And all but one of those was because extended family asked to do something with us. My husband and I often find ourselves dubbed…
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Continue reading →: Gratitude“Switch your perspective, Hannah.”–These words were a catalyst to my spiritual and personal growth over the last two years. Challenged to start a gratitude journal, I had no idea of the impact that that was going to have on my life. In fall 2021, I began to daily write down…
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Continue reading →: Interruptions“Your ministry is to whoever is right in front of you.”–Jill Savage, Real Moms…Real Jesus Those words pierced my soul as I read them. It was page 2 of the introduction to the book, and already I knew my life as a mom was about to change. For so long…
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Continue reading →: FearWhat you focus on you fuel. Fear has the unique ability to consume. To consume and control our entire being. Once it grabs hold of us it then dictates not only how we act and react but also how we filter new information. Fear is hope distorted. Most things we…
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Continue reading →: Mom GuiltMom Guilt is Real Mom Guilt is REAL. No one truly prepares new moms for the weight of mom guilt. And it quite possibly may be impossible to prepare someone for the weight of it. I remember receiving lots of preemptive encouraging statements from other moms while pregnant with my…
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Continue reading →: Comparison.“If you compare and compete, you’ll live in defeat”—Some of the most profound yet simple words spoken by a beloved mentor of mine. They are applicable to every area of our lives from work life, family life, ministry life, and everything in between. Today, we’re going to look at their…
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Continue reading →: Snapped.These next few weeks I am going to be focusing some attention on mental health in motherhood. Man. What a cycle. When we feel like we are winning, we are WINNING; and when we feel like we are losing we are LOSING! In other words, the highs are high and…
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Continue reading →: Introduction:Hi. My name is Hannah Reynolds. I’m the wife to an incredible man, husband, father, friend, and pastor named Christopher, AKA “Chocolate Bear”; and the mom to 4 incredible kids who continually live up to their powerful Hawaiian names—Kekoa (The Warrior), Leilani (Heavenly Flower), Ikaika (The Strong One), and Kalea…
