Mollie TalbotJan 2, 20194 minThe Symbiosis of RecoveryThis isn’t your typical New Year’s post. Partially because I can’t stand the way we decide to treat a random day as if it’s our only chance at change, but al...
Mollie TalbotJan 2, 20194 minReasons for RushRepentence. Rest. Quietness. Trust. I’m hurrying through my hurt, coming away from my brief quiet times with small pieces of encouragement like “He’s the pro...
Mollie TalbotDec 5, 20183 minGreen PasturesPsalm 23 is one of those passages so well known that we do it a disservice. You read “The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green ...
Mollie TalbotNov 28, 20182 minMOPS and Me.MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) has played a large part in my story. From my sister praying for me with her MOPS group while I lived in her basement to signin...
Mollie TalbotOct 6, 20183 minWarrior God, Warrior Mom (39.9 weeks pregnant)It’s still baffling that I’m standing in this place. 39.9 weeks pregnant with my second child. Welcoming change and joy to a family that is stable, love-pack...
Mollie TalbotSep 25, 20184 minReleasing Control: Embracing God's design for your family I really want a little girl. I don’t know why, they sound complicated, emotionally volatile, and terrifying but still, I know my husband would father a daugh...
Mollie TalbotJun 29, 20183 minTo Grandpa: A grief, half observedWell it’s here, the moment I’ve morbidly prepared myself for since my young heart fell in love with an old man’s secret winks, the bug-eyed, tongue-out faces...
Mollie TalbotApr 22, 20185 minSome Thoughts on EasterA couple months ago I stumbled out of bed into our living room one morning to Kyle who made a comment on the shirt I was wearing. He said smiling, “ahh, that...
Mollie TalbotJan 1, 20186 minParenting in '18: What do you Value and Why?Brady is here so again I’m put in such close proximity to my weaknesses that I know their pore size but rather than going down my typical shame spiral of fru...
Mollie TalbotOct 17, 20177 minUsing Your ScarsI’m coming off a three-day women’s conference at which I was blessed to partake AND to serve during. I’m an introvert so the ability for me to rest well and ...
Mollie TalbotOct 10, 20176 minOn MarriageThis past September Kyle and I were able to go see two separate concerts. I bought tickets to one for his birthday, he bought tickets to the other for mine. ...
Mollie TalbotSep 4, 20175 minLessons in Food PoisoningThe human body is humbling to say the least. Each system waits patiently on a signal from another to step in and do the job it was created for while simultan...
Mollie TalbotJul 22, 20174 minUnseen I was invited to participate in a group that received an advanced copy of a book written by Sara Hagerty that will be released August 29th called Unseen. I’d...
Mollie TalbotJul 12, 20175 minStep-motherhood, justification, laziness. How do we stay awake?In this moment I am drenched in sweat as I write. Not the pretty kind or the gathering of moisture at my bra line from a vigorous, endorphin slamming work-ou...
Mollie TalbotJun 30, 20173 minA Letter to my Son on His First Birthday(JUNE 29 2017 DENVER METRO MOM’S BLOG) My son, I’ve done something wrong. I’ve done a lot of things wrong. Truth is most days, my sweet boy, I don’t know wha...
Mollie TalbotApr 16, 20174 minAlcohol Awareness Month: What are you Running to?(Published April 2017 Denver Metro Mom's Blog) April is National Alcohol Awareness Month, which causes me to take a not-so-fond journey down memory lane. It’...
Mollie TalbotJan 16, 20174 minIdentity Crisis: Who am I Now?(Jan 2017 Denver Metro Mom's Blog) I’m a stepmom of three years and bio-mom of 6-months, and I can safely say that I haven’t felt like a mom for a single mom...
Mollie TalbotDec 15, 20163 minSelfishness: How it serves my family and makes me a stronger woman.(December 2016 Denver Metro Mom's Blog) I have a post-it note on my refrigerator right now that says “Stop Apologizing.” I wrote it pre-baby and have carried...
Mollie TalbotMar 10, 20164 min365Today marks one year sober from pharmaceuticals, drugs, and alcohol. 365 days. (Incidentally it is also my cat's 6th birthday, and 99 days until our due date...
Mollie TalbotFeb 24, 20164 minDinner-stryIt's been a recent discovery that I really can't stand "coffee dates." To list a few reasons in varying degrees of validity; I can't even drink coffee right...
