shawnmariespryMay 87 minWhy Mothers Should Protect Their BabiesMinutes after Isabella Marie Spry was born, Scott holds his fourth-born, September 2004 Some babies are adorable. Some, maybe not so...
shawnmariespryMar 277 minExposedWARNING: This post contains disturbing graphic content. “Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them....
shawnmariespryFeb 137 minPuppy LOVEWe are about to embark on an exciting new adventure. We three are absolutely smitten by this adorable new adventure. His name is Buck.
shawnmariespryJan 29 minBlessed AssuranceIt has been a gradual transition, watching our four children launch into adulthood. Nine years ago as our first child prepared to leave...
shawnmariespryNov 21, 202110 minEmbraceLife can often be beautiful and rosy. Sometimes dull, lonely or exciting. And sometimes, due to reasons we can control and other times...
shawnmariespryOct 10, 202113 minAbortion StoryI was taken to a room that had three exam tables all lined up in a row. I was taken to the last one and asked to lie down...
shawnmariesprySep 26, 20215 minRetrospectiveSummer 2021 is now history. It was abundantly good. God is good. I am constantly in awe of his mercy and favor. The following photo essay...
shawnmariespryAug 22, 20214 minGrowing UpDisenchantment really hit me hard when life wasn’t perfect after 8th grade. School isn’t easy, some people aren’t nice, seasonal . . .
shawnmariespryJul 18, 20212 minNostalgia(Thank you to our dear daughter, Bailey June, for sharing her poetry.) For Jake Red. The color of your little boots, feet on the wrong...
shawnmariespryJul 4, 202116 minFollowing Guiding LightsJust as lighthouses guide ship and boat captains through rough waters, each of us needs to find guiding lights to help us navigate life.
shawnmariespryJun 20, 202111 minA Letter to My FatherHappy Father’s Day Dad, I love you. We all love you. This Father’s Day, hundreds of miles away, I will attempt to articulate exactly why...
shawnmariespryMay 9, 202110 minTransformativeBecoming a parent is pretty amazing, but mothers definitely have a unique perspective. Whether by adoption or by birth, becoming a mother...
shawnmariespryApr 11, 20217 minWhere, O Death, Is Your Sting?This season of death has made the reality of the resurrection and the absolute necessity of a RISEN Savior all the more real to me. He IS...
shawnmariespryMar 14, 20214 minRidiculousWhen I was little I used to think that concrete roads were made of mashed, baked banana. How ridiculous is that?! I learned early on that...
shawnmariespryFeb 28, 20215 minRescueDo not imagine that you in your comfortable life will escape the evil repercussions of a culture that kills their unwanted...
shawnmariespryFeb 8, 20217 minKeep On“Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have...
shawnmariespryJan 17, 20215 minSanctifySet apart. This is what "sanctify" means. From the very beginning, God set things apart. Light, darkness. Male, female. Six days, the . . .
shawnmariespryJan 10, 20217 minVoices and VowsThe last time I wrote, in December, my dear husband was hospitalized for pneumonia, a complication of COVID-19. Days after he was...
shawnmariespryDec 13, 20207 minRefugeAs I anticipate this beautiful milestone—our first child being married—I have been contemplating his childhood, knowing full well that a...
shawnmariespryNov 15, 20205 minThe Legacy of Lennie & BennieWhat someone or something is called does not change their innate characteristics or attributes.