Always Learning to Listen
We hush crying babies, stick pacifiers in their mouths to quiet them, soothe away our children’s tears and try to placate tantrums to save face or our own sanity. We have been largely taught to believe that displays of such behaviors are troublesome and problematic.
Momma, What Your Kids Need Most is You
Circumstances change, interactions change, the challenges of daily life change, but your kids never, never stop needing you.
Giving Yourself Permission
Giving ourselves permission to do things in ways that are new, different, or uncomfortable can be the difference between imagining a thing and actually making it happen.
Admiring a Masterpiece
Our kids ought to know that they fill us with wonder and awe. They ought to know that they truly are God’s gift—not to the world, but to us, their parents.
Dear Momma (A Letter to Mothers in The Trenches)
These reminders have comforted me in moments when I am picking up broken pieces of my dignity from the floor. My kids get the best of me, but they also get the worst.
Parenting The Kids Who Are Not Like You
To put it simply, it is my privilege to parent her well even when, even though, it may not come easily to me.
The Most Powerful Person in the Room
A bully is only as powerful as the environment supports. Bystanders are a major part of that environment.
No More Beating Around the Bush
I felt the realness of my connection with my girl when I sat down to read to my kids that night before bed. Intimacy begets intimacy—what a profound principle to remember.
For the Parent Who Disappoints
There is no pain so deep as pain endured alone.
For the Love of The Book
Sometimes a good thing is not always a good thing when it keeps us from the better things.