When God Gives a Girl a Brother
When God gives a girl a brother . . . He gives her someone to play with—someone to push cars with, to ride bikes with, and to dress up with.…
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Dear Daughter, Remember Who You Belong To
“Remember who you belong to” is the phrase I tell my teen every morning when she leaves for school, every time I drop her off somewhere and…
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The World Doesn’t Always Tolerate a Girl Who Breaks the Mold—But Don’t Ever Change
You live fearlessly these days, Daughter, never second-guessing yourself or ashamed of who you are. And I cherish these years of mothering a young,…
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Cherish the Gift of Sisterhood, My Daughters
Dear daughters, You’re supposed to be sleeping right now, but you’ve asked to share a bed for the night, so quietly drifting off seems…
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A Prayer For Daughters
My sweet girl, I pray for you always. I pray you’ll know a friend in Jesus. That you’ll bring Him with you wherever you go and share Him with…
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Dear Daughter, You Can Always Count on Me to be Your Friend
I recently captioned a photo of myself with my daughters, “My sweet little best friends” and I was disheartened when someone commented, “You…
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God Gave Me Both
I can replay it all in my memories, young me yelling at my mother: “You’re making me look like a Barbie!” My tomboy side had me running for the…
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A Tween Girl’s Letter to Her Mama
Dear Mom, I told everybody at school that you said, “If you keep rolling your eyes at me, one day they’ll get stuck in the up position…
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Dear Teenager, I’ll Be Standing Right Outside Your Closed Door Waiting For You
Behind your closed door, I stand. Mostly about to burst in with freshly folded laundry or to catch a word of the muted laughter floating through the…
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Mothering You Well Means Pursuing Your Heart
Listen up Buttercup, I love you so much, more than you will ever understand outside of having children of your own one day. It’s a love I can’t…
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