What happened when a boy sent my daughter a horrid text message
My oldest child, Grace, is nearly 15. While she is growing into a beautiful young woman, she is still a child and even though I trust her, I do check…
Now is not my season to talk on the phone
I have the worst time trying to talk on the phone these days. It occurred to me recently that maybe I need to just take the pressure off and acknowledge…
Mom on TikTok shows reality of nursing
This poor mom on TikTok whose baby favors one breast over the other. If you have dealt with this, you know what it feels (and looks) like. Abbie Herbert and…
4 Things I Didn’t Know Before I Became a Mother
Becoming a Mother is a mystical, magical, often messy experience so many women, including myself, are fortunate to know. It feels a bit like an elusive club, like the historic…
This small act helps my child know my heart is always with her
Every time a mama watches her child walk away, she feels a piece of her heart walk away too; and wherever a mama's babies go, a piece of her heart…
Being OK with the mom I am right now
It’s 10pm and the kids are snug in bed. I’m aimlessly scrolling on social media falling deeply down a rabbit hole. The voices inside my head start rambling. “Wow, look…
I’m just not enjoying motherhood right now
I’m not enjoying motherhood right now. I cringe and duck down as I share that, but it’s the truth. Before those attack me who can’t have children and before those…
You are enough. Stop thinking otherwise.
I have found myself asking the question “am I enough?” I lot lately. Was I enough for my kids? Do I work enough? Do I do enough ministry? Do I…
Confession from a new mom: I struggled to bond with my baby
I have a confession: I struggled to bond with my baby, it did not come instantly at all. It was a long struggle but the biggest lesson I learned was…
How to encourage both working moms and stay-at-home moms
As I cross the mark of being a stay-at-home mom for as long as I was a working mom, I feel like it's time to share some insight and lessons…
Your Kids Are Entitled— But Not How You Think
I distinctly remember sitting in my car crying my eyes out in a parking lot in the cities. I had been told there was a meeting for an organization I…
The Real Deal of Fostering: A Taste of Motherhood
Online training completed. Fingerprints and background check all good. Now I wait. I wait for a call to provide respite for a foster family. Behind the scenes of foster care…
