Dear moms, boundaries aren’t selfish
Modern mothers are eaten up with guilt over things that mothers from previous generations wouldn’t have given a second thought to. After all, as kids…
Confession in motherhood
On a whim the other day, I asked my three-year-old daughter, “What does mommy say a lot?” I hoped her answer would be something like, “I love you,”…
3 keys to parenting with Jesus
I was not natural at parenting. While other teen girls were babysitting, I was busy with worldly things. No mama in her right mind would trust me…
Learning to be in the “No”
Every week, there are dozens of opportunities out there rapping on our doors, trying to get us to say yes to a request. It's that co-worker who…
Learning to drive: Trusting God’s plan for our kids
I went back and forth trying to decide if this article was about my daughter learning to drive or me learning how to be her passenger. Looking over…
Perfectly imperfect: Guiding your kids to press on
This “perfectly imperfect” truth all hit me when I was outside playing catch with my four year old son. He loved baseball, and as much as I tried, I…
For the parent who feels powerless
While sitting in my car in the pick-up line at school, I was doing what you might guess. I was scrolling through Instagram as I often do while I wait…
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!"…
Have You Talked About It?
A whirlwind of swimming, road trips, sunshine, popsicles, and lazy days, and here we are again . . . talking about backpacks. While you…
