Category: Motherhood

Cry Out to Jesus [Julia’s Lullaby]

Posted on by Across My Heart in Motherhood, Personal Blogs

Every mom will tell you that birth is an incredibly emotional experience, divinely ordained to usher new life into this world. As a mother, your body is the very vessel that God uses to create something beautiful. You get to participate with God in the creation of life. There are few things more humbling and awe-inspiring. And yet, for me, death has never felt as threatening as the moments surrounding birth. With each delivery there has been something acutely painful, shocking or traumatic that has occurred, reminding me that birth, like everything else, has been marked by the Fall.

grayscale photography of mother helping her baby to wash her hands

You Were Born to Be a Mother: An Open Letter to Expectant Moms

Posted on by Ashley Giovannucci in Holy Living, Motherhood

Yes, our God knew that you would one day be a mother. He created the days ordained for you while you were still in your mother’s womb and this child is in yours. This beautiful baby growing inside of you isn’t just the result of human choice or perfect family planning but a God-ordained soul created by God for such a time as this. And He created you for this. There will be nights when you doubt yourself. When you wonder if you're cut out for this. There will be times when don't think the tears will ever stop, when the rush of postpartum hormones may seem like too much to handle. So I’m here to tell you, expectant mothers, do not doubt your God ordained purpose. You were created to be a mom

Living on a Prayer – A Letter to My Daughter

Posted on by Ashley Giovannucci in Holy Living, Motherhood, Personal Blogs

Your dad and I had had barely left the hospital with you In tow before rushing back to the emergency room. There wasn’t time to meet your extended family or settle into your daily routine. There was no time to heal at home or acclimate to our new life as a family of four. Our days would soon be colored with the neon glow of beeping monitors and the fluorescent lights of the Pediatric ICU. Simply put, it was not the maternity leave I had hoped for or imagined I'd be spending with you...

Preparing Room for Jesus (Nursery Tour)

Posted on by Ashley Giovannucci in His Word is Written Across My Heart, Holy Living, Motherhood, Personal Blogs

Anyone else guilty of going all Joanna Gaines when you have the opportunity to decorate??? Swap shiplap for seventies textiles and white interiors for the color yellow, and I am all there!