For most of my life I have not felt beautiful. Junior high was rough. My too-straight hair did nothing for my face; I could never find a hair style that worked for me. And I was flat-chested, embarrassingly so. (In fact, one day during seventh grade math class, the class… Read More →
As 2015 comes to a close we wanted to share with you the Most Loved Posts by Mothers of Daughters We are so blessed to have an amazing team of writers here at Mothers of Daughters. Truth, love, encouragement, wisdom and real life are all displayed in and through these posts as… Read More →
Can you remember the days when you daughter was dressed in a precious infant dress adorned with little bows and sweet pink polka-dots? Or how about the little seersucker sundresses and matching white underpants? Once upon a time, we were mommies who got to play dress up with our little… Read More →
Look at you, slaving over your computer in the land of college designed to help you achieve your goals. The American Dream is at your fingertips, so they say, and you are going to seize it. Oh, girl, bless you. It’s not about what you can be but who… 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 →
Do you remember your first true disappointment in life? Maybe you worked hard on a project in school and received a B when you were certain you’d earned an A. Perhaps a friend you’d had since childhood suddenly found new friends and you were left out. Or maybe you spent… 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 →
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 →
I have a confession … I really like my daughter a whole lot! In fact, the older she gets, the more I like her. Oh, the challenges of parenting a teenager are real and the stakes just keep getting higher. But seriously, I love that we have real conversations in… Read More →