Can I tell you a little secret? Being a working mom is hard. Real hard. And some days I just feel kind of unseen, unknown. I've heard this lately from other working mom's, too. That's probably also something every one of us moms has experienced at some point on our journey. The extravagant role of ... View Post
Blessings Jar Teacher’s Gift Tutorial
We've really enjoyed counting our blessings as a family this year since we introduced this regular practice during our Lenten journey. In thinking about what to get my kids' teachers to show our appreciation of all they've poured into their lives this year, I decided to pay it forward and give them ... View Post
3 Truths I Wish I Knew My First Mother’s Day
They placed her on my chest and I wasn't sure what to feel. Years of prayers and tears and negative pregnancy tests had led me to this sacred place. I was a mother. She was mine. Her face still swollen and wrinkled from the journey through the body that protected her for nine months, she was ... View Post
The Most Important Question You Can Ask Your Kids
I felt God nudging me as I listened to our youth pastor share the conversation he'd had with kids in our youth group. This guy really wants to know and understand our kids, I thought. Will I be able to know my children this well? I wondered. Will I have this level of open communication with ... View Post
4 Questions to Ask Your Kids Every Day
For better or worse, I typically mother by conversation. I will likely be that mom whose kids roll their eyes when she starts going on and on about this or that. Because I love to talk things out. I may be less than intentional about my kids' healthy eating and screen time but I am nothing if I ... View Post
A 5 Step Plan to Becoming Slow to Anger
Before kids, I honestly can't remember a time when I raised my voice out of anger or frustration. Maybe it was the Southern girl that knew anger wasn't becoming, or maybe it was the good girl that knew anger was not an acceptable emotion {at least for good girls}. Either way, anger was not an ... View Post
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