Jennifer Courtney, Lisa Bailey, and Marc Hays share their experiences as first time parents. They discuss their expectations, anticipations and assumptions, as well as how realizing that though reality often failed to meet expectations, maturing alongside their firstbornĀ didn’t mean they had failed as parents, but meant accepting that His mercies are new everyday.
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