Elizabeth Spencer, Author at Her View From Home

Grown Children, Marriage
December 22, 2019
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Dear Future Son-in-Law: The First Man To Love Your Bride Has Set the Bar So High

Dear future son-in-law, First of all, I want you to know I already love the hope of you. I’m already ready to be so thankful for you. I have…

Faith, Motherhood
November 5, 2019
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You Carry Your Children’s Burdens⁠—But Who’s Carrying Yours?

I was talking to my sister the other day, and she told me her teenage daughters (the two older of her four children) had both been crying the…

Grown Children, Motherhood
October 23, 2019
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Dear Mom, You’re My Biggest Fan and it Means So Much

Dear Mom, You’ve been my #1 fan my whole life. You were my fan even before I was born, even while I was making you so sick. I brought you misery…

Motherhood, Teen
October 15, 2019
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Sometimes All We Can Do is Be There For Our Teens

I slept on my teenage daughter’s bedroom floor last night. It wasn’t a slumber party. It was just all I could do. She’d gone to bed…

Kids
September 17, 2019
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Dear High School Football Fans, Please Cheer For My Kid, Too

Dear high school football fans, Another season of Friday night lights is upon us. We’re all looking forward to seeing our kids play and…

Friendship, Grief, Loss
July 17, 2019
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When Joy Doesn’t Come, I’ll Stand With You in Sorrow

“Is that the best you can do?” I overhead this question a few Sundays ago when I was passing by two men from our church on my way…

Motherhood, Teen
July 10, 2019
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To My Teenager: We’ll Do This Together

To my teenager, I’m sorry. I’m sorry for what I said this morning. I’m sorry for the way I said it. I know I can be a little hard to live with…

Motherhood
March 30, 2019
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Now I Can See What Really Mattered As a Mom

When my first baby was in preschool, my husband and I agonized over when to start her in kindergarten. OK, fine: I agonized. My husband rarely…

Motherhood, Teen
January 15, 2019
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16 Texts Moms of Teens Dream of Getting

I once got the following text from my 15-year-old shortly after she’d eaten lunch at school (if a meal consisting of a protein bar and a piece…

Faith, Kids, School
October 22, 2018
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Putting Our Christian Kids in Public School Was Absolutely the Right Choice For Our Family

I was in the middle of an online mom group conversation when the subject turned to education. One mama commented that her family had decided to send…