Congratulations to Rachelle Craig who won the giveaway for Cindy Bultema‘s new book Live Full Walk Free. My daughter turned 12 this month. Have mercy. How did that happen? As I watch her work to spread her wings, and struggle with various insecurities, it’s often like looking in a mirror. These in-between-years are so delicate […]
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10 Truths I Want My 10-Year-Old Daughter to Know
My daughter turned 10 this month. Stop. The. Clock. Just yesterday I bent over her bassinet, tears streaming down my face, watching her tiny body breathe deeply in sleep, while begging God for help. I felt so inadequate to be a mother. I couldn’t believe they let me bring her home from the hospital. A […]
Pray A to Z: Bullying
[pinit] This is the 2nd post in the Pray A to Z series, and B is for Bullying. I will be posting each new letter and topic on Mondays and Thursdays through the end of the year. Catch up on this series with the introduction post, and A is for Adoption. If you don’t have […]
Pray A to Z: Adoption
[pinit] Have you downloaded your free Pray A to Z prayer cards? If not, you can do so here. If you missed the introduction to this series, you can read it here. Today, we kick off the guest post series on Praying A to Z for our communities, and A is for Adoption. I once […]
One thing to make a bad situation better
[pinit] Have you ever watched someone take a frustrating, disappointing situation and make it not just good, but great? This week should have been the last week of school. However, the horrible, forever-long winter gifted us with never-ending snow days. Yay. [insert sarcasm] The message came from the superintendent late March. We will be making […]
Chicken Soup for the Soul Giveaway
[pinit] Moms are some of the greatest people on the planet. They are also the queens of multi-tasking. Stirring dinner on the stove while bouncing a baby on the hip and answering 5 trillion questions from a toddler. Navigating traffic while fishing for a pacifier in the bottom of the purse and answering another 5 […]