I will never be a perfect mother
I recently read this and immediately recognized it as one of the truest statements ever… "I was going to be a perfect mother...Then I had children!"…
5 Tips for avoiding Mother’s Day Disappointment
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY WEEK! So…it’s safe to assume that we’re all focused on taking care of our own Moms this week, right? We’re reminiscing about…
Wishing you an Un-Hallmark Mother’s Day
I reserve the right to gripe just a bit about Mother’s Day. Woodrow Wilson wasn’t thinking of preachers’ wives when he signed a bill making the…
Becoming sensitive to God’s presence in a hypersensitive world
“What do you think this is? Chuck E. Cheese?” My mom used to say things like that when us kids would be climbing on sofas and jumping off chairs—in…
Give Grace
When I was pregnant with my twins, my husband Blake and I talked a lot about ideal timing for a third baby. We wanted to try again after the boys…
Helping your son navigate the digital age
Setting boundaries with technology in the early years is one thing, but the stakes get higher as our kids grow older. When it comes to making…
The only hope for parenting
Our kids don’t always follow the script we’ve written for them. The truth is, in parenting we don't always follow our own scripts. We hope things…
We still have to do summer?
The only title I’ve held longer than mom is educator. Beginning as a bilingual teacher, I stepped into my first classroom in the Spring of 1995…
Three Reasons Why I am a “Judgy Mom” and Three Ways to Stop
This is embarrassing, but I’m just going to say it. I judge people. I know it isn’t culturally acceptable. I know it isn’t trending on Twitter.…
