When It Comes to Raising Young Adults, I’m Learning to Let Go and Trust God
My oldest son recently joined the Army National Guard, and he is preparing to leave for four months to go…
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My oldest son recently joined the Army National Guard, and he is preparing to leave for four months to go…
Continue ReadingI whisk my daughter through the doors of urgent care and cradle her head as I stand behind three other…
Continue ReadingThe arts-and-crafts tote overflowed with cylinders of petrified Play-Doh, crispy-bristled paintbrushes, and Elmer’s glue bottles with clogged applicator tips. Underneath…
Continue ReadingTwo days before my first child left for college, I swallowed tears passing the chocolate milk in the grocery store.…
Continue ReadingI cried on your first day of kindergarten. Did you know that? I held it together through the getting ready…
Continue ReadingTo my little graduate: I’m so proud of you. I used to think graduation ceremonies at this age were just…
Continue ReadingI have been struggling lately. You see, my firstborn is suddenly a teenager. I knew it was going to happen,…
Continue ReadingThere’s a pivotal point in our lives as mothers when we realize we are no longer living for our children,…
Continue ReadingI saw you in pain today. Not a physical pain, where I could hand you a Band-Aid or two Advil…
Continue Reading“You’re gonna miss this one day,” she said. “It all goes by so fast. It’s just a season, and in…
Continue Reading"The thing is, you won’t even know it’s the last time, until there are no more times. And even then,…
Continue ReadingJust before dawn I wake, and my first thought is, She’s not here. Then I hear the familiar creak of…
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