Your Worth Is Not Someone Else’s To Measure
Insecurity is something we all carry in one form or another. For me, it has probably always looked confident and outgoing from the outside. But…
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She’s 13 and Figuring Life Out
We’re in the teen years now. The years that were always way off in the future. Those times that seemed like decades away, that other parents were…
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Foster Care Kids Are Worth Fighting for
Sometimes foster care looks like bringing a child from a hard place into your home. Sometimes it looks like sitting at a ball field with a former…
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The Half-Dressed Mom and Love in the Details
I am a proper mom. Not fancy, not prim—practical. I am dressed for the time of day, always. That is simply who I am. Except for this morning. This…
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We Aren’t Holding Her Back—We’re Giving Her More Time
When we decided to give our preschooler another year before kindergarten, I thought the hardest part would be explaining it to other people. I was…
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My In-Laws Don’t Like Me and It Breaks My Heart
Since I was a little girl, I dreamed of what it might be like to gain an entire family when I got married. My parents were lovely. I never wanted for…
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Lord, Give Me Faith Like Hannah
Hannah knew what it was like to feel forgotten. She often clutched her empty womb and thought Surely the Lord has forgotten me. She knew the bitter…
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What No One Tells You about Losing a Sibling
Nobody tells you that when you lose a sibling, your entire childhood flashes before your eyes. There’s no better witness to what you experienced…
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A Life Lived Differently Is Not a Life Less Lived
My life changed on that beautiful autumn day. The thing is, nothing really happened. Not really. My life kind of went on as usual. A fly on the wall…
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One Day I’ll Miss These Drives To and From School
I am at the school for the third or fourth time today. I have honestly lost track of how many times I’ve made the drive to the high school. As…
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Enjoy the Ride, Kid
Last night I watched an episode of Shrinking. If you haven’t jumped into the series yet, it’s one of those that hits the heart hard- at…
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Grief Didn’t Break Me, It Rearranged Me
I survived losing my father after his long, grueling battle with cancer. It was one of the most difficult seasons of my life. I had a front row seat…
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