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“Not a Cluster of Cells”: Mom Shares Raw Photos of Stillborn Delivered at 14 Weeks

“His tiny heart was beating within 16 days of conception, pumping his own blood. That is usually before anyone knows that they are pregnant."

The Crown Tattoo Meaning: Why Women Across America are Branded With a Crown

“It very much so is a psychological form of bondage.”

The Day I Overheard My Husband Talking to His Friends About My Stretch Marks

He had no idea she was listening just around the corner...

Brie Gowen

Brie Gowen is a 30-something (sliding ever closer to 40-something) wife and mother. When she’s not loving on her hubby, chasing after the toddler or playing princess with her four-year-old, she enjoys cooking, reading and writing down her thoughts to share with others. Brie is also a huge lover of Jesus. She finds immense joy in the peace a relationship with her Savior provides, and she might just tell you about it sometime. She’d love for you to check out her blog at BrieGowen.com.

I’ve Tried to Get Scared, But I Just Can’t

"Friends and family began reaching out to me in large numbers. I realized my dear friends and family were more worried than I was."

The Social Media Fear Factor Everyone Falls For

"The tendency of social media to mostly carry negative material can unintentionally cause you to be fearful, not just cautious."

Why Tunnel Vision Is a Good Thing

"When the storms of life rage, because, by golly, they will, it’s a strict tunnel vision I must maintain to keep from drowning. I cannot look to the left, or to the right."

Is It Really Worth It?

"You could say scrolling through the comment sections of Facebook lately has been similar to watching a wildlife documentary on Discovery."

When I Realized the Truth About My Husband

"We’ve been married almost a decade, and I thought I knew everything there was to know. I certainly didn’t anticipate any secrets."

What to Remember When You’re Under Satan’s Attack

"In this immediate defeat we’ve fallen for the tricks of Satan. Y’all, his playbook is always the same, and I’m not sure why we fall so easily for his game every time."

Come to the Table

"We live in world of drive-thru, take-out, and fast-food. Fast, fast, fast. We stand up to eat more than we sit. We multitask, eat and run, eat on the fly. We do not come to the table. It simply takes too much time."

What God Would Say to Nurses

"My vocation, my skill, my calling, that thing that I’m good at will no longer be a thing... that kind of makes my job as a nurse obsolete in the hereafter."