Praying Scripture is powerful!! I suppose it’s not a big secret how much I love the Word of God. I’ve been seriously studying and teaching the Bible for the past twenty years. My ongoing prayer is that God will give me greater passion for His Word and a greater ability to communicate the truths it […]
parenting teenagers
{book review} Triggers by Amber Lia & Wendy Speake
It happened again this weekend. I call it the “Clash of the Hormones.” Between my girl’s teenager hormones and my menopausal hormones, let’s just say it can get highly emotional around here and things can escalate quickly. I don’t say that to make light of it … or to excuse it. But if we’re honest, almost […]
So I went to dotMOM this past weekend …
What can I say about an event that involves Melanie Shankle and Sophie Hudson except you know you’ll laugh! This year’s dotMOM conference was fabulous! It’s been a few years since I have been able to attend dotMOM and I was very excited to go this year with some of the ladies from our church. […]
Yes, I Read My Daughter’s Texts {and no, it isn’t because I don’t trust her}
Yes, I am that mom. Every night, I read my daughter’s texts and log into her social media accounts to look at the direct messages and friends lists. I am the one who “stalks” anyone on those lists I don’t know. I am the mom who knew about Yik Yak two days before a student used […]
A Prayer for my Girl as She Begins Her Sophomore Year
This morning my girl started her sophomore year of high school. {yes, all the feels. all of them.} And I realized it was the last time I’d drive her to her first day of school. Next year she’ll drive herself. Not going to lie, it feels like there is a boulder in my throat and […]
I Don’t Have to Be the Perfect Mom {and neither do you!}
My friend Marguerite and I walk together several mornings a week. Recently {and what seems like always lately}, I was bemoaning my failures as a mom. Marguerite, who has three boys of her own, looked me in the eyes and said, “You would never let any of your friends talk about themselves like this. Treat yourself […]