I started babysitting when I was twelve. It just fit. I am the oldest of three by a long shot, which taught me to be hyper-responsible early in life, and I am naturally endowed with a generous dose of, shall we say, leadership abilities. I have always enjoyed children, and… Read More →
I remember my mom telling me we needed to take off my Band-Aid because the wound needed open air to heal properly. It always went against everything in me to remove the covering that protected the injury from snagging, tearing deeper, or becoming infected. Today I find myself repeating… Read More →
The other day I was talking to a high school student who has been growing a lot in her faith. She doesn’t have everything figured out, but she is moving steadily towards God. As I listened to her share about how she felt judged by her Christian friends for not… Read More →
It’s that time again, when goodbyes are inevitable. Across the United States, the school year is drawing to a close and the summer months are about to burst open into a free-for-all of vacations and lazy days, summer school (for some less than excited folks) and summer jobs. In this… Read More →
In high school, and in college, I was a heaping mess insecurity wrapped in over-confidence. I really wanted people to like me, but more than that, I really wanted them to think I was something, someone, that I was “it”. Honestly, I didn’t really know what “it” was. Before I… Read More →
I’m in an interesting season of motherhood when it comes to interacting with my girls. My oldest daughter is swiftly encroaching on her sixteen birthday, the middle is holding her own at 13, and the littlest will be 10 before I blink. How did my sweet little girls, prancing around… Read More →
If you’re joining in this series for the first time, feel free to read part 1 here and part 2 here. The splash of cold water surprised me as I was lost in the suds of my thinking. “God, how can I get through to these girls I mentor and… Read More →
If you’re joining in this series for the first time, feel free to read part 1 over here. Twenty uniquely created faces stared at me with secret hurts, uncertainties, longings. I saw in the darkness of their eyes a reflection of the woman I once was, a teenager looking for… Read More →
Just reading the MOD posts from earlier this week has reminded me that I’m not the only one who feels a little stressed at this time of year. (Thanks, Mary and Kate for being real!) Who am I kidding? I spend most of December, probably like you, running around like… Read More →
Since the topic of beauty and identity forever relevant amongst mothers and daughters, we’re sharing again a series previously published on the MODsquad blog two years ago. May this content bless you and equip you in the conversation we all need to keep afresh in our hearts. Beauty. It is… Read More →