As the school year winds to a close, these five ways to encourage our daughters to finish well and embrace what’s ahead can lay a solid foundation for what’s coming next. It’s that time again, when goodbyes are inevitable. Across the United States, the school year is drawing to a… Read More →

I always had a heart for encouraging younger girls and sharing lessons of life with them. Even as far back as high school, I would take a few younger friends under my wing. Once I became a Christian in college and returned home, I settled into my church and began work with… Read More →

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 →

Do you ever feel like “one of these things is not like the other” is your mantra? Well, that’s often how I’ve felt, especially in my family and circle of friends, until God opened my eyes to see the why behind the what of how I feel and think and… Read More →

As I was watching my middle daughter scroll so quickly through her Snap Chat feed, I couldn’t help but think about how much information she was taking into her mind in just seconds. I looked across the room, and there my littlest daughter was watching her favorite TV network, HGTV… Read More →

It’s not surprising that when you look at the description for each of the generations — like Baby Boomers, Gen X, and the Millenials, known as Gen Y and Gen Z — that I tend to think more like a Millenial than my own generation. That’s because I was immersed… 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 →

Have you ever experienced a sleepless night because the Lord keeps you awake with a lesson He wants to get deep into your soul? Most times, I’d confess that I’d rather be asleep, but this one night, I’m grateful the Lord had something to say to me . . . and… Read More →

Have you noticed how easy it is to be opinionated about something that you don’t actually have to live out for yourself? I find that’s the case when it comes to the topic of dating and our daughters. Once upon a time, I was that young woman — a mentor… Read More →

Did you know that when a butterfly is only a chrysalis, still wrapped up in its cocoon, it looks all protected and comfy, but it is actually busy at work long. Little by little, that chrysalis is stretching its wings as it pushes against its cocoon casing with anticipation for… Read More →