Dear Weary Mom, Sometimes it feels like if I wore a name tag it would simply say, "C's mom." I shuttle her from dance practices to cheerleading meetings. I write checks for youth camp and buy her favorite snacks. Her friends are not even sure about my name, reminiscent of the time on the playground in preschool when the one of my girl's friends said, "Um, Miss C's mom, could you push me on the swing?" That day, on the playground, it was cute. I felt like I'd gotten my first merit badge ... [Read More]
On Dreams and Seasons of Life
In January I started writing about chasing the God-sized dream in my heart. Of course, it all started with me realizing I wasn't even sure what that dream was and learning to listen so He could show me. It hasn't been an easy journey for me, this God-size dream chasing. In fact, I'm sitting here six months later and realizing while I do see a little more clearly, I still am not certain where this path is leading. I know He's given me a heart and passion for encouraging women to live well, to ... [Read More]
Do You Have a Sticky Table in Your Life?
Ever read something and think, "I LOVE that!!" Recently, I found a quote that fits in that category for me. The great motherhood friendships are the ones in which two women can admit how difficult mothering is quietly to each other, over cups of tea at a sticky table with spilled apple juice and littered with markers without tops. Anna Quindlan So, so true! We need those people who will come alongside us during these days of mothering, friends who will share both our burdens and our ... [Read More]
How Much Would You Give to Catch a Pedophile?
I know, a post on Sunday doesn't normally have this sort of title. But what better day of the week, the day we celebrate the Lord breaking the chains of slavery for all of us, what better day of the week is there for me to share with you a way YOU can be a part of setting people free! 27 million people enslaved around the world. The number still overwhelms me. It still gives me chills to think about girls the same age as my daughter being bought and sold for sex. It still makes me cry ... [Read More]
{Five Minute Friday} View
Every Friday this amazing group of writers join together to write—unedited, fearless, and brave—for five minutes. Our favorite (in)courager Lisa-Jo Baker, the Gypsy Mama herself, offers us a prompt and we write. This week's prompt: VIEW. GO My view is changing so quickly. I used to look around and see Fisher Price toys with all their bright colors and lights and sounds. Just when all the batteries finally died and I thought silence would be found in our house, the next view ... [Read More]
Dear Weary Mom, You Are Seen!
Sweet momma, I saw you at church. You were chatting with all the other moms, discussing summer plans, and smiling at the stories of field day, dance recital, and graduation plans. You had a smile on your face but your eyes told a different story: worries about how the bills would get paid this month, fears about how your parents' failing health would affect your family, insecurities about how you measure up as a mom, concerns and doubts and more about those things we rarely share ... [Read More]
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