My desire to write this series was born from watching moms who are younger than I am straining and stressing to do and achieve and promote and make themselves known.  They make me tired.   I hurt for them.  I want to encourage these sweet souls to slow down, to let go of the expectations and the plan sometimes.  I want to tell them that it's okay NOT to know how to pray or even what's for lunch. I'm very average.  I have a unique gifting and calling and I long to live in those ... but I am ... [Read More]

Dear Teri, We've reached the end of these letters, at least for now.  Your girl is twelve and she is beautiful, inside and out.  Don't lose sight of that in the months and years ahead. I know you tire of others who tell you how bad the teenage years can be.   The next few years will be filled with challenges you cannot even imagine right now.    That's one reason why it is so important that you treasure every day.   Laugh with her, get to know her friends, and make memories. But know ... [Read More]

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]