Has anyone else experienced a listless, sinking feeling these days? Observing our culture can be like watching a train wreck.…
Gifts on Loan
It’s a trap as old as time: us modern people thinking we’re so much different, so much more advanced, than…
Are you happy, Mommy?
“Are you happy, Mommy?” Just typing those words puts a smile on my face. This is THE question being asked…
5 Things to Do When the Waiting is Hard
Lately, I feel like I’ve been in a holding pattern. As I look at my prayer life—what I’m praying for…
Discipline vs. Disappointment
I love when I come across a new thought or nugget of wisdom that shakes me up. I love when…
The Thanksgiving Reflection I Didn’t Want to Share
I delivered this message last Wednesday at my church’s Thanksgiving Eve service. A few people asked me to post it on…
His story is going to be different from mine.
It was a Wednesday night at the Urgent Care, after X-rays revealed two fractures, when the realization struck: My son is not…
Well, we bought a minivan…
Well, we bought a minivan. It happened. We now have a big blue spaceship in our garage, with captains’ chairs…
A Cautionary Tale from the Beach
Here is my latest parenting doozy from last week: the time that Luke fell headlong into a bucket of crabs.…
He calls me Mommy.
Luke calls me Mommy now. Clearly, repeatedly and with a strong sense of relationship. It’s the first word he cries…