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02/04/2026

02/04/2026

Sometimes I just sit back and watch.

The way my kids climb into their grandparents’ laps like it’s the safest place in the world. The way they light up when they hear the garage door and know Papa’s here. The way my mom saves their scribbled notes like masterpieces, like proof of how fiercely she loves them.

And I feel this ache in my chest—some mix of gratitude and grief and wonder—because I know not everyone gets this.

Not everyone gets Sunday afternoons at Grandma’s. Or hands-on help when fevers spike and marriages feel fragile. Or generations under one roof, passing down recipes and patience and the soft kind of love that doesn’t need to be earned.

I know what a gift this is.

To have parents who show up for my kids with the same steadiness they gave me. Who are in it—not just for birthdays and holidays, but for the everyday. The messy. The mundane.

Their presence is a cushion. A covering. A kind of generational security blanket that my kids don’t even realize they have yet.

But I do.

And I will never take it for granted.

-Her View From Home

01/28/2026

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01/27/2026

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01/26/2026

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01/26/2026

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01/26/2026

This is very true! If you are married please take note to spend time with one another. If you are not there yet, remember these words for the future.

We put so much energy into everything else that we forget the one relationship meant to outlast all the seasons.Yes, marriage is the one relationship that quietly holds everything else together.

We invest our time in careers, responsibilities, routines, and roles that demand constant attention. We pour ourselves into parenting, caregiving, friendships, and commitments often without question. Yet, in the process of managing everything that feels urgent, we sometimes overlook what is truly enduring.

Marriage is not just another relationship among many it is the one designed to walk through every season of life with us. Long after schedules change, children grow independent, and priorities shift, this partnership remains. It is the relationship that absorbs the weight of daily life, the silent sacrifices, the unspoken expectations, and the emotional load we carry.

What often gets neglected is not love, but intentionality. We assume the relationship will survive on history, shared responsibilities, or past effort. But lasting connection is built in the present through attention, communication, and care. A marriage does not weaken because of conflict alone ,it weakens when it is consistently placed last.

Protecting this relationship does not require perfection or grand gestures. It requires presence. It means choosing to listen instead of dismiss, to reconnect instead of retreat, and to prioritize the partnership even when life feels overwhelming. Small, consistent acts of care often matter more than rare moments of intensity.

When a marriage is nurtured, it becomes a place of rest rather than strain, strength rather than survival. It anchors families, steadies individuals, and provides continuity through change. Most importantly, it honors the promise of walking together through growth, loss, joy, and transition.

In a world that constantly demands more, choosing to invest in the relationship meant to last is not selfish it is wise. Because when every season shifts, what remains strongest is what was cared for all along.

Strong marriages are never the result of chance. They are shaped through conscious effort, patience, and intentional decisions made day after day. Love deepens where it is protected and prioritized.

Choose each other consistently before familiarity turns into distance, before silence replaces conversation, and before you find yourselves needing to relearn what once came naturally.

✍️Joy Christin Johnson

01/26/2026

So very true!

Before I loved these babies, I loved their parents.

I loved them when they were the ones in footie pajamas crawling around my house.
When they climbed into my lap with a book smelling like sunshine and maple syrup.
When their cries woke me in the middle of the night and I rocked them back to sleep with my eyes half-closed and my heart wide open.

Now, my babies have babies.
And I get to love again…with the kind of tenderness that only comes with time.

Being a grandma means I know how fast it all goes.
So I don’t rush the bedtime story.
I don’t mind the sticky hands or the crumbs on the floor.
I just hold them close and let the moments last a little longer.

I remember the tender weight of their mommy in my arms.

I remember the way their daddy’s grin lit up my whole heart.

And I see it all again reflected in tiny faces and echoed in little voices that are new and so familiar.

It is the sweetest full circle.

And somehow, I love them all even more.

-Her View From Home

01/26/2026

I don’t want more babies.
I know that deep in my bones.
I know it when I walk past the diaper aisle without a second glance.
I know it when I hand down the last onesie, the one with the tiny giraffes.
I know it when I sit in a quiet house, finally, and feel peace more than longing.

But still—
Some days I’d give anything to go back.
Just for a minute.

To feel the weight of a newborn curled on my chest.
To watch those tiny lips fold in on themselves in sleep.
To count the fingers I already knew by heart.
To breathe in the smell of something so new, so mine.

It’s not that I want another baby.
It’s that I want them, the way they were—
just for a moment.
Just long enough to feel it all again.

Because even when you’re sure you’re done having babies,
you’ll never stop wishing you could press rewind.

-Her View From Home

01/20/2026

This is sweet. What do you think?

To My Oldest Child: Thank You For Being a Helper

To my oldest child,

I’ve been watching you with your little brother, and I want you to know how much I appreciate your help.

Like when I haven’t taken a shower for two days, and I ask you to play with him. I love how you scoop him up and take him to your room, showing him your intricate LEGO creations or teaching him the mechanics of loading and shooting a Nerf gun.

Thank you for expanding his world and demonstrating to him how things work.

Like when I broke a plate in the kitchen and your sister spilled an entire cup of milk in the dining room. You sprang into action and picked up your brother, shielding him from cutting himself on the glass and slipping on a puddle and falling.

Thank you for seeing when someone needs help and jumping to the rescue.
Like when I need to wash two days’ worth of dishes and it would go much more quickly without the toddler tugging on my sweatpants, screaming “Up!” I love how you offer him a popsicle and take him on the deck to enjoy a frozen treat with him.

Thank you for going outside, so I don’t have to clean up (another) sticky mess inside.

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12/10/2025

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12/08/2025

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