Several years ago, when I was at my wits end with one of my kids, someone recommended a book When I Lay My Isaac Down by Carol Kent. I’ve often thought about that title and how it applies to our daily lives, especially as we parent. With more than a decade since I read her book, […]
Emerging into the world our daughter arrived six minutes after I had waddled through the emergency entrance at the hospital doors. Our family joke was that she was the creator of drama and the day of her birth was the beginning. She had orderlies, nurses, and doctors frantically hustling for her grand entrance while my husband, Dave, was […]
Most of us would do anything for our kids. We want them to be happy. We want them to say we were always there for them. We want them to be successful in school, in sports, and in relationships. Our desire is for our kids to be the best they can be and compete at […]
A friend of mine sent me a text this week –“She is crazy in love with the baby, but slow on the ‘adulting’.” A 20-something shows up at my house with no socks for the weekend, “Oh, I haven’t done laundry for over a month.” And a high school junior looks at mom and says, […]
Dare 18 in With All Due Respect seems to be a favorite among many of the women who read the book. Every time I’ve led a group, as soon as moms read it they immediately want to talk about it. We laugh because that is the mom we want to be. Why? Most tell me […]
This has been a contemplative time for me as a parent. Dealing with my own daughter’s death and thinking through her life, God has brought to mind many of my parenting interactions — the good, the bad, and the ugly. There are many of those thoughts where I got it right in my parenting interactions, yet there […]