fabled tortuga

September 14, 2023
Motherhood

Top 5 benefits of practicing daily gratitude

“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances;” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Practicing daily gratitude has been a conscious effort for my daughters and me over the last couple years....
September 7, 2023
Ronin

Gratitude & prayer journal: 9/7/2023

September 7, 2023; 8:07am I’m grateful for Ronin. He has been a blessing from the very beginning, and this whole journey – including my wearing pregnancy, our discovery of his...
September 1, 2023
Ronin

Prayer request

We need prayers for Ronin. Ronin had been doing really well for the last few weeks; growing to 7 pounds, completely off pain meds, and needing very little oxygen support....
August 17, 2023
Ronin

NICU Update: 70 days down, ? to go

Ngl, these last several weeks have been ex-haauss-ting! I’ve been doing my best not to overload myself – not to put any undue pressures on myself. Inevitably, however, right now...
July 25, 2023
Ronin

Reverence and revelation

In both my Bible study and in these recent weeks, the Lord has been teaching me lessons on reverence and revelation. Here’s what I mean by these words: reverence (n)...
July 17, 2023
Ronin

Slowly, steadily, daily

Ronin has been slowly and steadily recovering since the stent was put in his heart (two weeks ago). Although that procedure literally saved his life and made his heart rate and...
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July 2, 2023
Ronin

Prayer, petition, praise & peace

The last few days have been a whirlwind. I haven’t had much sleep so the details are a little blurry, but I wanted to keep everyone updated with the latest events and miracles. Earlier this week: the message Earlier this week, on my drive home from the hospital in Dallas, I was behind a semi truck that had Philippians 4:6-7...
June 18, 2023
Ronin

Early postpartum

Everything about this pregnancy was different than my previous experiences, so I guess it shouldn’t be surprising that these first days postpartum are new terrain as well. Recovering from a...
June 11, 2023
Ronin/Saved by Grace

40 Days

First off, the amazing news! Another echocardiogram was done within the first few hours of Ronin’s birth. A cardiologist spoke with us yesterday, and now their team is confident that...
June 11, 2023
Ronin

He’s here!! Happy birthday, Ronin!

Ronin’s here! He was born on Friday, June 9, via an unplanned c-section. Friday was also my 40th day in the hospital. When I was falling asleep the night before,...
June 8, 2023
Ronin

Perfect timing

Good timing is something I’ve always been fairly attuned to. When I’m playing the piano, I can hear good timing in how the keys are struck. In my athletic career,...
June 7, 2023
Ronin

Naming Ronin

Over the last few days I’ve been watching Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai (1954), the Japanese film that inspired The Magnificent Seven. I’m not much of a movie person, but with...

Hi! I'm Hayley. I met my husband while driving 80mph on a southern California freeway, and for years life kept moving in the fast lane. Chasing, racing, rushing. But in 2021, God intervened. Through His prompting we've slowed down, moved to the country, and have been growing so much closer to Him. This is our family's story of what He's been doing in our lives ever since.

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