Want a Closer Mother-Daughter Relationship? Give Each Other Room to Grow
Too much closeness can get in the way of a healthy mother-daughter relationship. Here’s how to create the space you both need to grow stronger and happier together. My daughter Emily says I have an eerie ability to know when she’s having a bad day simply by hearing her voice when she answers the phone:…
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3 Powerful Ways Loving God First Transforms All Your Relationships
I used to think that having secure and loving relationships meant putting those relationships squarely in the center of my life. Like many women,…
10 Practical Ways to Trust God in Difficult Times
Learning how to trust God when our hearts are breaking doesn’t always come easily. Here are 10 practical ways you can learn to trust…
Learning Your Part When the Story Keeps Changing
If there is one steady plot line in every family story, it’s this: just when you think you’ve got things figured out, everything changes….
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Deciding What to Bring and What to Leave Behind
Summertime at our house means lots of packing and unpacking of suitcases. We love to travel. Weekend getaways. Cross-country adventures. Even the occasional journey…
Tapping Into the Power of Our Unedited Stories
Life stories come in as many shapes and sizes as there are humans on the planet. We love authentic, unedited stories that celebrate the…
5 Surprising Ways People Pleasing Keeps You From True Love
No matter how agreeable we are, people-pleasing only leads to pitfalls and roadblocks in relationships. Here’s how to avoid the hazards of people-pleasing and find the true love you’re looking for.
Small Life. Big God. A Reason to Celebrate.
Whether you’re in the camp who’s grown weary of waiting out this season of quarantine, or you’re one of us who have gotten comfortable…
Where to Focus First When Your Needs Aren’t Being Met
Where we focus first in our relationships is inevitably what grows. If you’re focused on things that are going wrong, things that aren’t meeting…
Why Small Things Matter Now More Than Ever
Do you recognize these small things? They’re mustard seeds. Jesus says that if we have faith the size of just one, we can move…