To the One Losing Sleep at Night: God Sits Beside You
You lie in bed at night as the anxious thoughts fill your mind. The what ifs and scary visuals pop into your head. And they feel impossible to turn…
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Pray For the Mama’s Heart
Pray for the mama’s heart. This is a scary time to be alive, for young and old alike. Uncertainty, fear, confusion, and chaos saturate…
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It’s Tough to Watch My Grown Kids Face This Fear
I’ve got three kids in their 20s, and they are anxious about this pandemic and its long-reaching effects. I mean, who isn’t? Is there a…
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It’s Our Job as Parents to Carry the Weight of the World So Our Kids Don’t Have To
I was eight years old, sitting in elementary school computer class with a friend (no doubt playing KidPix, Oregon Trail, or some equally riveting,…
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To the Mom Who Feels Like it’s All Just Too Much
To the woman who cannot afford to stock up on her children’s favorite foods right now— You are still a good mother. To the woman who has to wait…
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To the Husband of the Overwhelmed Wife, She Needs a Hero
I get it. She’s been hard to live with lately. She’s been angry. She’s been frustrated. She’s been (ridiculously) quick to argue. But what…
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Even Our Kids Are Afraid to Take a Day Off—and it’s Unhealthy
We have created a society where even our kids are afraid to rest, to take a day off, to recuperate. Throughout the last 24 hours, my 8-year-old…
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Dear Husband, Save Some of Yourself For Me
Dear husband, Your work ethic is one of the reasons I fell in love with you. You’re disciplined, determined, tougher than anyone I know. You…
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Our Kids Carry Burdens, Too
I looked over at him while we were sitting in the carline and realized his backpack was twice as big as him. This morning, we actually traded his…
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I Am Done Letting Pressure Rule Her Childhood
I scratch my daughter’s back. I read to her. I lay on her floor until she falls asleep and then I tiptoe over to the door and quietly try to turn…
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