Each season of motherhood brings lessons along with it. Over the past few years, our family has been stretched in unexpected ways. As I walk through the difficulties, I notice something shifting in me. It's not what I anticipated, but as I see it emerge, I'm in awe. I'm actually learning to ... Read More about How to Love Your Children When They Are at Their Worst
How to Overcome Anger and Cultivate Gentleness in Your Motherhood
Last May I received an email from a local moms group asking me to speak in March. I responded saying how sorry I was to have missed their email and the invitation to speak, since March had passed us by. I got their response that day explaining they were planning out their speaker calendar for the ... Read More about How to Overcome Anger and Cultivate Gentleness in Your Motherhood
You’ll Find Me at the Cross
My mentor and I sat in her study, shoes off. I had spontaneously taken mine off before kneeling in front of her 12" wooden cross and she followed suit. We noticed the holiness of the ground around us at that moment. The mundane turns sacred as we turn towards Him. I began my prayer - pouring out ... Read More about You’ll Find Me at the Cross
How to avoid power struggles in your family
Certain summers as I was growing up, my family went to Maine to visit my grandparents' cabin on a lake. I remember my grandpa allowing me the privilege of going out early morning fishing with him if I promised to be very quiet. We would board the canoe, push off, row to a sweet spot where the fish ... Read More about How to avoid power struggles in your family
Making peace with your right-now life
I started blogging over eight years ago, innocently enough. A group of women I admired posted about writing for five minutes every Friday on a one-word topic. Having loved writing all my life, I thought, I'll start a blog so I can join them. My early blog looked like a 1980s kitchen, themed in ... Read More about Making peace with your right-now life
Saying “No” to the Good to Make Room for the Best
Whew! It's been one of those weeks. You know the ones. I had my calendar and goal planners all neatly laid out. My priorities each fit into time slots. I made sure there was margin around the edges. I blocked off time for family, friends, solitude with God, and planned every meal. My "no" answers ... Read More about Saying “No” to the Good to Make Room for the Best
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