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The Beautiful Gift of Two Families: What Marriage Teaches Us About Growth, Love, and Belonging

The Beautiful Gift of Two Families: What Marriage Teaches Us About Growth, Love, and Belonging

The Beautiful Gift of Two Families: What Marriage Teaches Us About Growth, Love, and Belonging

Claire Maendel

7 days ago7 min read

Country roads take me home

Country roads take me home

The Grief of the Living - When Someone You Love Becomes A Stranger

Claire Maendel

Oct 159 min read

The Darkness Behind The White Picket Fence

The Darkness Behind The White Picket Fence

The Darkness Behind The White Picket Fence

Claire Maendel

Sep 143 min read

lion baby

lion baby

I Thought I Was Raising Him. Turns Out, He Was Teaching Me.

Claire Maendel

Sep 14 min read

driving on your own

driving on your own

The Stay-At-Home Mom Fantasy vs. The Reality

Claire Maendel

Aug 74 min read

road trip

road trip

The Lost Art of Doing Things Well

Claire Maendel

Jul 213 min read

judgement gavel

judgement gavel

I Spent Years Fighting Authority. Here's What I Learned.

Claire Maendel

Jun 185 min read

profound rubber ducky

profound rubber ducky

The Marathon of Birth: 28 Hours That Changed Me Forever

Claire Maendel

Jun 36 min read

What My Anger Was Really Hiding

What My Anger Was Really Hiding

What My Anger Was Really Hiding

Claire Maendel

May 283 min read

judging others

judging others

I Judged Christians Until I Became One - The Heart Behind Courage to Learn

Claire Maendel

May 124 min read

breaking free

breaking free

The Weight of Answered Prayers - What Michael Jackson Taught Me About Freedom

Claire Maendel

May 53 min read

God Brings People—You Create the Marriage

God Brings People—You Create the Marriage

God Brings People—You Create the Marriage

Claire Maendel

Apr 273 min read

on the beach with my baby

on the beach with my baby

"Sweet Sadness" - What Carried Me Through A Season I Didn't Understand

Claire Maendel

Apr 213 min read

The Dress I Didn’t Want to Take Off—and What It Taught Me About Love

The Dress I Didn’t Want to Take Off—and What It Taught Me About Love

The Dress I Didn’t Want to Take Off—and What It Taught Me About Love

Claire Maendel

Apr 133 min read

bloom where you are planted

bloom where you are planted

What the Fear of Missing Out Is Actually Revealing

Claire Maendel

Mar 313 min read

slow down

slow down

What I've Learned About Red Flags (And Getting Them Wrong)

Claire Maendel

Mar 314 min read

Baby Steps - A Brief Window Into The Postpartum Fog

Baby Steps - A Brief Window Into The Postpartum Fog

Baby Steps Through the Postpartum Fog

Claire Maendel

Mar 192 min read

how to have a balanced life as a woman

how to have a balanced life as a woman

The Vitamins I Was Missing (That Had Nothing To Do With Food)

Claire Maendel

Mar 183 min read

my testimony of faith

my testimony of faith

What Changed When I Came Back To God

Claire Maendel

Mar 183 min read

How I Learned The Difference Between Love and Obsession

How I Learned The Difference Between Love and Obsession

How I Learned The Difference Between Love and Obsession

Claire Maendel

Mar 162 min read

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