They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And today, I’m beholding the beauty of my 17-year-old girl. Tonight is her junior prom. She spent weeks searching for the perfect dress, the right shoes, the best hair and makeup styles. All in all, it’s been a wonderful season… Read More →
17. Such a small number in the scheme of all numbers but right now, from my vantage point, it’s a huge number. In just a few weeks my daughter will turn 17. Y’all, I just can’t. And in 17 months she will graduate from high school. 17. I have to… Read More →
My great-grandmother said it to all of us girls. My Aunt Molli often repeats the same five little words. Pretty is as pretty does. It’s one of the 14 things I want my girl to know, a valuable truth for all our girls to embrace and believe. Casiday’s favorite Scripture passage right… Read More →
Every year I sit down and write a prayer for my girl as she heads back to school. I find verses that reflect what I hope the coming year brings for her as she learns and grows both academically but also spiritually. Last year, I prayed she would grow… Read More →
Y’all, summer break is almost here for us … Monday is my daughter’s last day as a sophomore in high school. {I can’t even talk about the fact she has just two years left of high school. Seriously. Because make the time slow down. Please.} Summer is great. We love slowing… Read More →
Okay, so this post was one I have been dreading. This whole series has been fantastic and I wasn’t sure what I could add to the conversation. My girl is 16 and has had a few “boyfriends” since middle school. She hasn’t dated but she did spend time with their families… Read More →
“It’s not about you.” The opening line from Rick Warren’s perennial best-seller The Purpose-Driven Life is a powerful truth, isn’t it? In this world that screams for us to look out for ourselves and take what we can, the idea that it’s not really about us is both counter-cultural and hard… Read More →
“I love you, Mom,” she says as she exits the car every morning at her high school. She’s sixteen now and a sophomore in high school. (hold me!) The days of my dropping her off at school are rapidly coming to an end. And I’d be lying if I didn’t say… Read More →