Raising a Perfectionist Requires Grace
It didn’t take a psychic to predict what was about to unfold before me. My 8-year-old son had just struck…
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I’m Not Sorry For Being An Overprotective Mom
I've been told many times that I'm overprotective. That I'm a helicopter mom. That I won't always be able to…
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I’m Between Babies and Big Kids
I'm a middle mom. The blurry-eyed days of babies and toddlers felt like they'd last forever. But they've slipped right…
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The Peace of Having Faith Like a Child
Last night as my 6-year-old daughter and I were saying our nightly prayers, I asked her if there was anything…
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Beauty From Ashes: Adoption Through Foster Care
My daughter came to us from brokenness, but that is not how her story ends. She is adopted from foster…
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Her Brothers Are Her Protectors
I remember the days I told my daughter about my pregnancies with each of my boys. Both times, she was…
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All That’s Been Lost Feels Even Bigger To Kids
When you’re a kid everything in life seems so much bigger. They don’t grasp yet how incredibly small everything is…
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Dear Mom, You Were More Than Enough For Me This Year
2020—what a strange year! One day, I’m at school in a classroom full of friends. The next, I’m stuck at…
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My Kids Still Believe in Santa and So Do I
The tree lights flashed in our darkened living room that Christmas Eve night, creating transient shadows on the walls. The…
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There Are 940 Saturdays Before Your Baby Turns 18
My son was about three months old when I came across the blurb in a magazine. "There are 940 Saturdays…
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