Laura Hartley

A Jesus loving, t-shirt and jeans kind of girl. Mom. Wife. Author of Christian Women’s Fiction. I love books, fitness, binge watching Netflix, and the outdoors.

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At 18 I dropped out of community college because I could not write a paper. At 33, I self-published my first novel; only by the grace of God. #truestory #indieauthor #bygrace

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Why does the evil one come after babies?
“O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth. You have set your glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger.”

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Do you ever stop and think about the amount of deception, corruption and abuse it takes to convince a generation that the only way to protect their daughters’ health is to allow the (m word, un alive) millions of humans?

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I want to know who the audience is for all those “things to do at Christmas” posts. Who is this person that has so much free time the week of Christmas that they’re actively looking for things to do?

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Can someone explain to me how these kids can go on a 4 hour road trip from Houston to Dallas without stopping but CANNOT go through an hour at Chili’s without going to the bathroom?

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8:00 am: Oh that’s important. Don’t want to forget to do that. Sets an alarm for 9:20.
9:20 am: Turns alarm off. What was that alarm for?
10:00 am: ?
11:00 am: ?
12:00 pm: slaps knee. Finally remembers what I was supposed to do at 9:25.

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Why don’t we zeal a lemon peel? Instead we zest. Both with great enthusiasm, I guess.

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I see you Texas. Wearing your boots and sweaters like it’s not 84 degrees in December. It might be summer outside but it’s still winter inside. I see you.

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8yo: Mom, I need one more “ist” word. I already have list and mist.
Me: Just go through the ABCs until you find a word.
8yo: Oh I know…pissed!
Me: nope,nope,nope.
8yo: ok. FIST
Me: *sighs* fine.

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Don’t put it off. Your body is groaning right now, but if you keep ignoring it, a big ol’ hissy fit is sure to follow. Your people need you. And they need you to take care of yourself too.

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Self care is also taking care or your physical health. I’m not just talking diet and exercise, those are good things, sure, but they’re not the only things. Schedule an appointment with your doctor for routine labs or a sleep study.

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You think, “I’m a mom and I’m tired and this is just what my face looks like now. It’s just part of the package.”

But it’s not.

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Maybe you are too busy. Maybe there are somethings you need to say no to. Or maybe there’s a reason for all of these things. Because you give, give, give and go, go, go you haven’t had time to listen to what your body is trying to tell you.

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…You’re tired, your diet is atrocious, your focus is non-existent. You’re distracted and anxious and sometimes moody so now you’re also feeling incredibly guilty…

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It’s spring. You’re a mom which means you have at least one kid and they’re probably in at least one activity outside of school maybe more.
You’re also more than just a mom. You have responsibilities inside and outside of the home, friends and hobbies…

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What self care is really about? …a thread

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Does anyone else feel like the book depository drop is a sort of a violent catch-22? Don’t dog-ear the pages or bend the cover backwards, but throw your books willy nilly into this dark hole with reckless abandonment. No problem.

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If you’re going to bring back straight leg jeans and skinny eyebrows then you’ll need white eyeliner, tender heart lipstick and Clinique Happy, too. It’s a package deal.

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“She scrubbed those floors like an Olympian on the Italian curling team going for gold.” Just a sample of the notes I write down for future books. #romcom #amwriting #curling #Olympics2022

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I trained my dog to go upstairs to wake the kids up for school. That’s how much I hate going upstairs. #truestory

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The kids wanted me to play a game. Apparently it’s called Among Us. We all walk around and clean the house until and impostor secretly kills you. We played for 30 mins. House is clean. It’s amazing. I don’t know who to thank for this.