Dear Teri, I think you're carrying some unnecessary guilt. In fact, I'm pretty sure you are carrying A LOT of unnecessary guilt. You're not alone, of course. Every mom has some needless guilt rolling around her heart. Knowing the is part of what motivates you to encourage others - to see the weight lifted. Here's the thing, Teri, that you couldn't have known when your girl was three and you were so ready for her to start school. She was ready too! It's fine that you were able to use ... [Read More]
{Dear Teri, Love Teri} Be Brave
Dear Teri, That first year of mothering was hard. You and Scott moved from your home in North Alabama to South Georgia ... with a six-month-old. You were lonely. A lot. He was busy learning the ins and outs of a new church family and then leading that congregation after the pastor resigned. It was an isolated time. You wandered around that house wondering what in the world made you all think God had actually called you to leave everyone you knew. Now, almost twelve years later, you're ... [Read More]
{Dear Teri, Love Teri} Sometimes It’s Scary
Dear Teri, I was thinking about the day they let you bring that eight-pound wad of beautiful baby girl home. You and Scott fought that morning, remember? You were upset because you had to wear maternity clothes home. He said you were beautiful and that it was time to go. You cried. You didn't really know why you were crying but you just couldn't stop. Every nerve ending tingled with more emotion than you could name. Every synapse in your brain was firing a thousand thoughts of fear and ... [Read More]
{Dear Teri, Love Teri} Your Gift is Your Story
Dear Teri, Over the next two weeks, you're going to be writing letters to yourself, your younger self. Letters that you hope will encourage other moms. Letters that you believe will offer grace to the messy houses, weary bodies, and even the broken hearts. Letters you pray will bless those who are knee deep in the trenches of midnight feedings, terrible twos, and navigating the tweens. When the Lord laid this idea on your heart, you were scared. You didn't think you had anything new or ... [Read More]
