So Much of Parenting Teens is Slowly Letting Go
I saw an exhausted mom in front of me at Target the other day. Her cart was loaded with diapers…
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I saw an exhausted mom in front of me at Target the other day. Her cart was loaded with diapers…
Continue ReadingEvery day I pick my children up from school and ask the same question: Do you have homework tonight? I…
Continue ReadingIt’s a raw, deeply vulnerable feeling when you realize there are moments you don’t know how to help your child.…
Continue ReadingMaybe I am blessed (or incredibly naïve) but I’m part of a community where I haven’t run into mean moms.…
Continue ReadingMy son Cooper recently achieved a major milestone: he surpassed me in height. I knew this day would come, but…
Continue ReadingNot so long ago, my youngest turned 16. Sixteen candles. Sweet sixteen. Sixteen going on seventeen. All of the reminders that…
Continue ReadingThe first light of dawn peaked into my bedroom window as angry cries filled the house. Squeezing my eyes shut,…
Continue ReadingI sat on the back pew of the church Sunday. From there, I could see everything except the preacher. Around…
Continue ReadingI volunteered to provide a craft project for my 6-year-old son’s holiday party. It seemed like no big deal—we do…
Continue ReadingOne of the greatest gifts I can give my kids is for them to see me fail. When I was…
Continue ReadingI woke up to our fiercely dedicated rooster crowing at any hint of light on the farm. His loyalty to…
Continue ReadingMy grandparents loved my sister and me from afar. We knew they loved us, but we also knew they did…
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