What does a grace-filled moment feel like? For me, it felt like an enormous weight lifted off my shoulders the day I decided to let God’s grace change a difficult situation. My youngest son turned 18 years old at the beginning of his senior year of high school. Everyone agreed that such a big birthday…
If you’re anything like me, you’re probably feeling inundated with all of the advice, comfort, encouragement, tough talk, pep talks, and other messages flooding your inbox this week. I struggled with writing this because I find when I’m feeling oversaturated, my friends usually are too. But at the risk of pouring water into an already…
Family holiday traditions can be the glitter glue that holds all the precious moments of the season together. But when a tradition that was once part of the holiday magic begins to feel like a stressful expectation, it might be time for a holiday tradition tune-up. Now you just have to break the news to…
If there has ever been a time when we need to be growing courageous young adults, it’s now. Young men and women with the courage to become the brave and caring adults our world needs. To one day find solutions to very real problems that seem only to be getting worse. Courage to live lives…
Parenting without pushing and pulling isn’t easy. Especially for an enthusiastic mom like me. My enthusiasm for launching new projects is kind of legendary among my children. They know they can count on me to enthusiastically support any new endeavor. But believe me when I say that they are just as likely to roll their…
