When Teens Are Hard to Love, You Love Them Harder
I lay face down on the floor, praying. Praying in the loosest sense of the word. Praying in the Romans…
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I lay face down on the floor, praying. Praying in the loosest sense of the word. Praying in the Romans…
Continue ReadingI’m a card-carrying baby person. You know the type—the kind of mom who turns into a cooing heap of melty-hearted…
Continue ReadingMy kids are teenagers, but I’m still a mom. There are no more diapers to change or sippy cups to…
Continue ReadingDear moms of high school seniors, I see your posts on social media, and I sense your excitement, mixed with…
Continue ReadingI just knew once my kids were older I’d have all sorts of time. I’d read books and watch shows…
Continue ReadingI get it. They are older now. Some of them drive themselves to practices, even. They are coming and going…
Continue ReadingRecently I wondered why my teen was taking so long (well, longer actually because she is a teen after all)…
Continue ReadingI feel like here, on the cusp of becoming a teenager, I can feel you slipping through my fingers as…
Continue ReadingWhen I was his age, I used to write inspiring words on notebook paper. I’d carry a pen and notebook…
Continue ReadingDear teenage daughter, If you can’t be honest, check the direction you’re heading in. Appreciate everything—you could lose it all…
Continue ReadingYour door is always closed, never exposing your feelings to me. I ask questions you don’t want to answer—I worry…
Continue ReadingI’ve been told the holiday magic changes as our kids get older. I suppose this is true. “Santa stops visiting,”…
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