I’ve never been cool. It is true. Don’t even get me started about middle school and the home permanent gone wrong. I’ve made my peace with the 1980′s. But recently I moved up somewhat on the cool ranking chart with my girls when I added a little bit of *ink*… Read More →
“Aren’t you tired?” She asked over pizza while our kids giggled around us in the booth. “I, mean, you’re a mom and you have a busy life and you have so much on your plate.” I think about her question and stifle a yawn before I answer. “Yes. I am.”… Read More →
I always just assumed I would be a mom who worked outside the home, probably because I grew up with a mom who worked outside the home. It’s fun, isn’t it, how the plans we make for ourselves can be so rooted in the legacy our parents leave for us? For the… Read More →
“I wuv you mama, you my BEST fwend,” she mumbles from the sacred dark. She has one tiny palm pressed against each of my cheeks and she smells of baby lotion and her dad’s Doritos. The night light shoots stars and the moon into orbit around about her and I’m… Read More →
We’re about to enter “the most wonderful time of the year.” At least those are the lyrics we sing. But, according to a holiday stress study by the American Psychological Association our lives tell a different story. Only 27 percent of women feel like they can relax during the holidays. … Read More →
It’s early in the morning when I hear a faint knocking on my office door (an office tucked into the corner of my closet). I smile knowing what I’ll find when I open it, a little toddler girl in wrinkly pajamas, missing one sock, clutching a blankie and baby doll… Read More →
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8 I have loved the Little House on the Prarie series for as long as I can remember. As… Read More →
School isn’t yet out as I sit with my cup of coffee to write this. However, the near turn of the calendar page promises that very soon summer will be here. Alarms can be turned off. Little girls with bed head can be welcomed next to me for morning snuggles… Read More →
A long look in the mirror doesn’t always reveal the hidden beauty tucked beneath the surface. Many times, there is an ugly shade of discontent, worry and poor self-image that moms cannot see in their daughters. Self-image defines our actions, words and our relationships with other people. Perhaps a good… Read More →