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Tanner Swanson works from home as a wife, mother, and editor. She and her husband, T.J., live in Denver, Colorado, with their sons.
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Having Babies Is Hard: The Grace We Need in Labor Pains

Having Babies Is Hard

The Grace We Need in Labor Pains

Sep 28, 2024
Having a baby can be the hardest thing a woman does. But alongside the pain and groaning, pregnancy also proclaims hope and grace.
Tanner Swanson
Sep 28, 2024
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Wise Mothers Model Submission: Practicing What We Preach About Authority

Wise Mothers Model Submission

Practicing What We Preach About Authority

Aug 23, 2024
Mothers are in a unique position to teach children that God gives authority for their good — if only we ourselves believe it to be true.
Tanner Swanson
Aug 23, 2024
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More Wonderful Than Being Beautiful

More Wonderful Than Being Beautiful

Jun 21, 2024
A woman’s struggles with body image can run deep. But what if the best solution is not to believe ourselves beautiful, but to behold our God glorious?
Tanner Swanson
Jun 21, 2024
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A Modest Proposal About Modesty

A Modest Proposal About Modesty

Apr 26, 2024
Spring brings sunny skies, fresh flowers, warmer days, and questions about modesty. In a society that’s pushing the boundaries, how might Christian women dress differently?
Tanner Swanson
Apr 26, 2024
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Through the Valley of Miscarriage

Through the Valley of Miscarriage

Mar 14, 2024
Mysterious sorrow. Frantic questions. Lingering pregnancy hormones. How can a grieving mother find her way through the valley of miscarriage?
Tanner Swanson
Mar 14, 2024
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The Wonderful, Dangerous World of Sports

The Wonderful, Dangerous World of Sports

Feb 23, 2024
How might we compete like Christians? Believe that Jesus is worthy in every loss and worth more than every victory, and then train and play and cheer like it.
Tanner Swanson
Feb 23, 2024
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Love Despite Difference: The Real Call of One-Anothering

Love Despite Difference

The Real Call of One-Anothering

Dec 19, 2023
Jesus taught us, by his words and with his example, that Christian love crosses every imaginable boundary. Do the rhythms of your life demonstrate that kind of otherworldly love?
Tanner Swanson
Dec 19, 2023
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Pregnancy Can Be Scary: Finding Peace While Expecting

Pregnancy Can Be Scary

Finding Peace While Expecting

Oct 24, 2023
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.
Tanner Swanson
Oct 24, 2023
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No Little Moms, No Little Homes

No Little Moms, No Little Homes

Apr 22, 2023
“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.
Tanner Swanson
Apr 22, 2023
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Is Motherhood Real Work?

Is Motherhood Real Work?

Aug 18, 2022
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.
Tanner Swanson
Aug 18, 2022
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‘How You Look Is Who You Are’: The Lie Mirrors Often Tell

‘How You Look Is Who You Are’

The Lie Mirrors Often Tell

Sep 29, 2021
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.
Tanner Swanson
Sep 29, 2021
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Love Tells the (Hard) Truth

Love Tells the (Hard) Truth

Mar 4, 2020
For many, love and truth are enemies rather than friends. But genuine love cannot keep the truth to itself, even when the truth hurts.
Tanner Swanson
Mar 4, 2020
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The Princess Protector: Marguerite de Navarre (1492–1549)

The Princess Protector

Marguerite de Navarre (1492–1549)

Oct 13, 2017
To some a queen, to others a heretic, Marguerite de Navarre used her royal power to win others to Reformed faith — and then protect them under persecution.
Tanner Swanson
Oct 13, 2017

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