“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 →

My dinner table is one of the most beautifully chaotic places in my life. It is where memories are made, no doubt. It can be noisy and intense and messy and loud. But at the same time it is full of joy and laughter and heartwarming. Sometimes I remember to… 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 →

Here’s the honest truth sweet mama: the hand that rocks the cradle really does rule the world. Because no one will influence your daughter’s life more than you. No one. You are writing her future one day at a time. One meal, one word, one bath, one lesson, one choice, one diaper, one movie, one… Read More →