Introducing Hannah Ground Herman - Grounded Parenting Blog

I feel so privledged to introduce you to this beautiful and wise woman today. We attend the same church and are even in the same Bible study, but it was not until I really started reading her blog that I got to know her heart. Her writing astounds me, and I aspire to express my words as well as she does. She is open and vulnerable, and in that lies a piece of her beauty. She claims in her about me that she is "not very shiny in any particular creative field," however I beg to differ. She is a writer if I have ever met one. She is not afraid to speak the truth, and has a way to suck you into her every word.

She is also an amazing mother. You only have to spend a few moments with her and her girls to know how much she loves them and how she sees God in every move they make. Her husband Peter is a huge support system for her, and the way he looks at her melts my heart. They have love that surpasses all else. They are an inspiring couple and family, and as I read through her journey on a daily basis, I am so glad to know she continues to work towards selfless love with her family and herself.

We are working towards growing our blogging audiences together and thought we could use each other as a sounding board for different ideas we had, and even begin guest blogging on each other's blog every so often. I will post some of Hannah's writing tomorrow, but I wanted to make sure you got to know this lovely woman first. She has so much going on in her heart and in her head and you will be missing out by not reading through her words and giving them time to marinate in your soul.

So please click on the link below and pop over to see what she has to say!

I promise you will not be disappointed :)

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