Oh this topic of beauty. After two decades of mentoring teenage girls combined with raising my own daughters, I’ve come to see that the quest to define beauty begins early on. This generation of young and old women alike are grappling with the issue of beauty because it is about more… Read More →

I still remember some of the heaviest words I ever received as a parent. My husband and I sat nervously in our pastor’s parenting class. We were first timers, our first baby was all of about 3 months old and we knew we needed to figure out how to do… Read More →

I have a two year-old daughter with bright blue eyes and bouncy blond pigtails. She has two older brothers, but she’s a “girlie girl” at heart. This combination leads to some rather strange behavior, like pretending her hands are laser guns and making shooting sounds while declaring loudly, “I’m a… Read More →

When my youngest daughter, Julia, was about four years old, she would regularly get her words mixed up and say the opposite of what she meant. If she was cold, she’d say she was hot. Upstairs was downstairs. Big was little. You get the picture. But the funniest opposites that… Read More →

Several years ago I briefly had a blog devoted completely to my favorite television shows. I felt a bit silly devoting so much time to it, but it was fun and, I thought, harmless. Until a friend said she was proud of me for following my passion, that is. My… Read More →

The Best. The Most Amazing. Absolutely the One. Without question, she’s a shining star. Aren’t these the words we crave to hear . . . from just one person in the flesh. We can’t help but want to have our value affirmed by those who know us best. And yet,… Read More →

My husband and I are very recent (as in one month) empty nesters, and so, as many new empty nesters do, we decided to take a trip to mourn celebrate this new phase of life. We chose to travel to Arizona to visit my parents for a few days, but… Read More →

In between the scores and commentary, the sports station played a few commercials. My husband was watching a little TV while the girls ate breakfast and I put on shoes. It was a typical busy morning and the television volume was turned down, so I didn’t think anything about what… Read More →

To be honest, when I first learned I would be the mother of a baby girl, a little fear crept into the corners of my heart. I was excited, don’t get me wrong, elated actually, as my journey to that moment looked nothing like I had planned. But somewhere underneath… Read More →

(Post contains affiliate links) Years ago I remember sitting on the floor of my daughter’s bedroom while she toddled around playing with her toys and looking a chunky board books. We would sit in her room every day after lunch and the minutes would drag by until the golden hour… Read More →