This is my girl. I adore her! And she’s growing up way too fast. Eighth grade begins Monday. I’ve been thinking a lot about how fast time flies and how soon she will be leaving our home to begin a life of her own. What have I taught her? What has she taught me? […]
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Motherhood Requires Sisterhood {why we can’t do this alone}
“Don’t take it personally,” my wise friend told me. We’d been talking about the challenges of parenting teenagers and I was picking her brain since her girls are older than my own. “You’ve taught her well. Trust that,” said the mom I called when I was terrified I’d failed in spiritually training my daughter. Here’s […]
Pre-Conference Jitters
In a few weeks I’ll be heading back to Harrisburg, PA, for the Allume (formerly Relevant) conference. It’s a delightful weekend of catching up with my blogging buddies who have become the soul-sister kind of friends … and an opportunity to grow as both a writer and a believer. This is my third year to […]