Tag Archives: Relationships

Each of us is given a unique story to live. We don't get to choose it. But we do get to choose how we will live it.  The same is true for your kids. Because God is a master storyteller, ...

Let’s face it, being a mom is exhausting.  Moms (and women in general) wear so many different hats, and to make matters worse, we seem to be wired to try to be perfect in each of the roles ...

It was late Saturday afternoon.  My son had been invited to a birthday party so I threw on a t-shirt, put my hair in a ponytail, and packed up the kids.  I don’t need to waste time get...

I'd like to tell you two short stories. This first one begins at 7:06am and it features a mommy who is sleeping comfortably. Light is shining through her window, she has a pillow over her ears and dow...

The first time I visited the Amazon jungle I had no idea the way it would change my life. I suppose it goes back to the idea of how encountering a world vastly different from your own will always chan...

Up until a little over 3 years ago, I had a huge fear of Social Media.   I guess you could say that I was a little old fashioned.  Now old fashioned isn’t bad, but I gu...

I am a step mom.  If it sounds a little like I’m introducing myself at an A.A. meeting, that isn’t so far away from how it feels. These words often require work for me to o...

“I get the feeling that you really don’t like being just a mom.” The words my husband spoke were concise and piercing.  He had seen something deep in the heart of me, and now wa...

I walked through the door on Monday feeling good about getting a workout in after work. “How are the kids?” I asked my husband. He responded, “Well, Mason threw up four times.”...

As I drive down the country roads in my town during the morning hours, I see children standing by the road waiting for their school buses.  The younger ones look tiny and scared in their bulky ba...