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I’m So Glad I Stayed in My Hometown

If I got to vote on my own high-school superlative, it would not have been most likely to stay. I wanted to be a pilot, a flight attendant, someone…

Sometimes it’s hard to not occasionally be discouraged as a small town church family. Big churches have huge youth groups. They take lots of big…

“Go to the wedding, go to the funeral, stop at the lemonade stand.” Wise words from my friend, Ann. For many years, my life was crazy…

My kids and I were finally leaving the indoor play center. I thought it would be the perfect outing, my first solo outing with both toddler and a…

The other day I was in line at Costco and noticed a mom at the checkstand next to me struggling to unload her cart with one hand while holding her…

When I became a mom, the question of where I stood took center stage in my life. In those early months of motherhood, I struggled to find my footing…

I’ve become an older mom. Ugh. I didn’t see that coming! I first realized I’d rounded the bend when I was reading a book by an…

“She lost the baby.” “She had a miscarriage.” “The baby died.” “I’m sorry, there’s no heartbeat.” These are all words no woman…

I went once. I’d met her at the park near my neighborhood. She’d invited me for a weekly recurring playgroup. I had one baby and I…

“He came from such a good family.” “She was so talented and pretty.” “His family had money. They had a nice…