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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June 6, 2023
Ronin/Saved by Grace

Perspective as a choice

It’s been 37 days since my hospital stay started. So crazy to think about. Before this, the longest I’d ever been away from home was probably three days, max. Dallas is a little less than an hour from the ranch, so Ray’s been able to bring the girls by most weekends. My father-in-law has been bringing the girls by on...
June 5, 2023
Ronin

Child Life Counselors

Today two child life counselors came to speak to me. Their role is to offer support to worried children when loved ones are needing medical attention. The counselors wanted to...
June 3, 2023
Ronin

Life in the hospital: Part 2

Continued from Life in the hospital: Part 1. When we last saw our heroine, she was flying into Dallas, guns a-blazin'. Or something like that. At the Dallas hospital, I...
June 2, 2023
Ronin

Life in the hospital: Part 1

It’s been a whirlwind of information & events since baby Ronin’s 20-week ultrasound in early March 2023. In my last three posts, I’ve been trying to give some context on...
June 1, 2023
Ronin/Saved by Grace

On grief and brokenness

I wanted to share some about the anguish/distress I experienced in those first weeks following Ronin’s diagnosis. Not to gain pity, but to point back to the amazing lesson all...
May 29, 2023
Ronin

When God spoke to me

I recently had to pull away from social media apps, including Instagram. (In the future I’d like to write a post with more details on the matter. Brief summary: for...

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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