“Lord, this is hard. Some days I feel like I have it all under control; life goes along swimmingly until the next thing comes along and I feel like I’m drowning. Just […]
A Mother’s Simple Prayer
Despising the Dishes
It’s not that I don’t love a beautiful table. I do. Really I do. I have white dishes just so I can create a table setting for any season just by adding […]
Tell Your Story
My story is not a dramatic one, but it starts in the shadow of pain. I was born 10 months after the tragic death of a sister, only eight months old. Pain […]
The Wise Woman
We are finishing up 31 Days of Proverbs today! I can’t help but feel some trepidation over this chapter. So much has been written on Proverbs 31 and the “virtuous woman” that […]
The Day I Wanted to Quit
The voice inside my head said, “You’re not good enough.” And I knew it. I was a mom of four, my youngest still in diapers, and I was overwhelmed. Thankfully, I had […]
Avoiding the Perfect Parent Trap
There is no perfect parent. Period. We would be so much healthier and happier in the process if we would just realize that it’s our humanity that reveals our need for the […]
This is Love: Foster Care and Siblings
This very special post was on my daughter’s Facebook. I just had to share it with you, with the hope that it will help get the message out, help bring awareness to […]
Flowers for Mom
I know. Flowers wilt. And yes, flowers fade. But… The delight that the beauty of a flower brings for a season or even for the moment is priceless. My mother and I […]
Five Things You Can Do When Your Child Messes Up
It is inevitable, you know. Those precious babies melt your heart and then… one day, they break it. DISCLAIMER: I am an empty-nester, and I was by no means a perfect parent. This […]
Unqualified to Be Me
Some days I wonder if the roles I fill were really meant for me. With no degree to back up my skills, the qualifications of my existence come only from life experience: […]
Three Things I Want the Next Generation to Know
“My people, hear my instruction; listen to the words from my mouth. I will declare wise sayings; I will speak mysteries from the past— things we have heard and known and that our fathers […]
Undoing What’s Been Done
Parenting is, without a doubt, THE hardest job in the world, but undeniably, the most rewarding. Not many would argue with me on that… But when your children are small and you are tired […]
Small Things Stand Tall
I wake up this morning, and when I open my eyes–I can SEE. And I’m thankful. I walk out the door to the wind blowing the fallen leaves. I can hear them […]
To All Who Are Called “Mom” (A Guest Post)
While I have been woefully absent from the blogging world, I have not been slack in my desire to post. Sometimes life is consuming and just leaning on His everlasting arms, well– it […]
Encouragement for Back to School
Just a little something to remind you teachers and young moms out there– Don’t forget in all of the craziness of a school year to take time to STOP. BREATHE. FOCUS.
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