Her View From Home, Author at Her View From Home

Faith
July 6, 2020
6 Minute Read

Dear Church, We Have Work To Do

Growing up, I considered myself and my family to be what one might call “good Christians.” We rarely missed a church service. We were there…

Living
June 25, 2020
3 Minute Read

How Am I Doing? The Real Answer is Complicated.

This has been a rough month for my family. I will not go into many specifics, other than to say that we have been judged, criticized, ignored, and…

Motherhood
June 20, 2020
5 Minute Read

Dear Kids, I Pray God Sends Us the Man We Deserve

Dear kids, As June settles in, you will be bombarded by Father’s Day commercials, ads, and thoughts in general. Father’s Day is a month of…

Living
June 19, 2020
2 Minute Read

This Impromptu Duet Between a Student and a Stranger Will Give You Chills

If you’re an American adult, you’ve undoubtedly heard “The Star-Spangled Banner” thousands of times: before sporting events,…

Marriage
June 15, 2020
2 Minute Read

I’m Married To a Police Officer, and So Often I Feel Alone

Being married to a police officer is accessing strength you did not know you possessed. Alone It is knowing your spouse gave up his lunch and…

Friendship
June 7, 2020
5 Minute Read

Our Friendship Was Right For the Season, But We’ve Both Moved On

I’m the friend who’s moving on. It’s not a falling out, the friendship has simply run its course and now is barely functioning. We still…

Friendship
June 1, 2020
8 Minute Read

The Sister I Had is Gone Now That She’s a Mother

No one talks about the loss that happens when you become an aunt. No one talks about what you lose. What you didn’t intend on losing. No one talks…

Motherhood
May 20, 2020
3 Minute Read

Dear Uninvolved Family, You Cannot Buy Our Love

Dear family who tries to buy love, instead of earning it: I was raised in an amazing family. There was so much love. My parents loved each other, and…

Motherhood, Teen
May 20, 2020
3 Minute Read

Teen Anxiety and Depression Live Here With Us

Anxiety and depression are quarantined with me. They’ve lived in my home for several years. But now. This pandemic. This virus. This new world of…

Motherhood
May 14, 2020
7 Minute Read

Depression Changed How My Mom Loved Us

I grew up one of four kids in a middle-class family. I shared a room with my two sisters and sometimes wore hand-me-downs but never went without.…