I’ve found myself walking around in a daze all week–numb. My kid made a choice that has the potential for major consequences and my heart is broken. That simple act that lasted less than five minutes could possibly change the trajectory of his life. It has already impacted mine. Even though my heart is broken, […]
My heart breaks for parents who are struggling with their teens. Most have us have had those fleeting thoughts of “I just wish they would move out”, but we quickly come to our senses. Sometimes we think that it would be easier if they were gone, but we know deep down that they aren’t ready […]
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, […]
I spoke to a mom of a new college student just a few weeks ago. Her daughter had just come home from college for Christmas break for the first time. The mom was joy-filled at getting to see her daughter for a couple of weeks, but she talked about how stressful it was on the […]
I’m in the middle of three books which, if you know me, is highly unusual for this linear thinker. The thing for me is that none of them are remotely connected–or so I thought. Today, I had the A-ha that God has me focused here for a reason. Each of these books is focused on […]