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Tanner Swanson

Tanner Swanson works from home as a mother, writer, and editor. She and her husband, T. J., live in Denver, Colorado, with their son.

Pregnancy Can Be Scary: Finding Peace While Expecting

Pregnancy Can Be Scary

Finding Peace While Expecting

When worry keeps the pregnant mom from knowing how to pray, God has given us words. Psalm 139 gives a peace for every stage of pregnancy.

No Little Moms, No Little Homes

No Little Moms, No Little Homes

“In God’s sight there are no little people and no little places.” Perhaps no one needs the reminder more than moms, whose lives center on little people in little places.

Is Motherhood Real Work?

Is Motherhood Real Work?

When we ask expecting moms when they will return to work after baby comes, we might subtly endorse a great lie: motherhood itself is not real, meaningful work.

‘How You Look Is Who You Are’: The Lie Mirrors Often Tell

‘How You Look Is Who You Are’

The Lie Mirrors Often Tell

The beauty God cares about most is not the kind we can powder onto our faces. It is the kind that pulses from a heart beholding the beauty of Christ.

Love Tells the (Hard) Truth

Love Tells the (Hard) Truth

For many, love and truth are enemies rather than friends. But genuine love cannot keep the truth to itself, even when the truth hurts.

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