It’s taken me a long time to write this post. On Mother’s Day (2020), my husband and I got into an argument. It was an argument we had had before. Ever since our children were put into foster care in January of 2019, there has been intense pressure from the foster care system for usContinue reading “Walking Away”
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Helping Your Kids Handle Stress
As adults, we tend to minimize stress in children. We often say things like, “What could you possibly be stressed about?!” That’s because we think of stress only in terms of the things that we face in our lives as adults, but stress is much more complex than that. Stress is anything that causes theContinue reading “Helping Your Kids Handle Stress”
The Beauty of Rest
This morning when my alarm went off I groaned….literally. I just did not want to get up this morning. It wasn’t that I stayed up late last night. I didn’t. It wasn’t that I was getting up earlier than usual today. In fact, I actually got to sleep in a little bit because I wasn’tContinue reading “The Beauty of Rest”
You Can’t Give What You Don’t Have
As moms we want to give our kids the best. Sometimes, though, the best does not include our best. We recognize that our kids need us to care for them. We spend our time trying to meet all their needs and even a large chunk of their wants, but we forget that we are human,Continue reading “You Can’t Give What You Don’t Have”
Not Alone
Isaiah 41:13 “For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.” Some days life can be overwhelming. There is a lot of pressure to perform. We feel like we have to make our mark. We have to stand onContinue reading “Not Alone”
A Beautiful Mess 