Fifteen years ago our daughter was born. I had all kinds of hopes and dreams about what life with a girl was going to be. I envisioned tea parties and dance classes. I looked forward to pedicures and movie dates. I anticipated shopping trips and girls only getaway weekends. I was sure I’d be the […]
Hope for the Weary Mom
Dear Weary Mom, God is Faithful!
Dear Weary Mom, Do you ever feel like a total failure as a mom? I suppose if we’re honest, we have all felt that way at some point. We spend more time than we ought contemplating every mistake, bleep, and blunder. We lie awake at night regretting the words spoken in anger. And, maybe, you’ve […]
Be Present … Don’t Wish Today Away!
I used to think I had this mothering thing figured out. Now, most days I vacillate between trusting grace for the mistakes I’ve made and fighting fear for the mistakes I will make next. It’s easy for me to get caught up in regret over what has already happened or to fill my head and […]
On Weaknesses and Parenting
I’ve been writing a lot more about parenting lately. Not because I have all the answers … quite the opposite in fact. It seems I basically coasted through the first 12 years of being a mom. My girl was never really sick, potty trained easily, wasn’t clingy, ate well, had lots of friends, and in […]
Dear Weary Mom, The Hardest Lesson
It’s Thursday. I love Thursdays. Thursdays around here are for dishing up truth and hope and grace about mothering. And I’m so glad you are here to join me. So let’s get going . . . This mothering gig is so much harder than I ever thought it would be. And I’m so much worse […]
Mothering Is Just Hard
Before you read any further, know this: I love my people. Desperately. And I know they love me. But this business of family, it’s tough. Placing others ahead of myself doesn’t come naturally and I battle against it every step of the way. Yesterday, I said the words that will require turning in my Pinterest-perfect mom […]