parenting
To the Mom Whose Child Gets Sick at Christmas
Christmas! The most wonderful time of the year! Until it isn’t. Midnight fevers, stuffy noses, croupy coughs and glassy eyes are just a few of the things that might disrupt your well laid plans. Soon the packed calendar turns into…
On Motherhood, Sanctification, and Leading Stiff-Necked People
The unique trials my kids face, and the creative way they need to be mothered are actually part of God's profound plan of sanctification for my wayward heart. When they push me to the edge, God doesn't want me to…
Parenting After a Trauma: Three Helpful Tools
The end of the story promises that we will be sheltered by the presence of God. No longer will we need to try and be the shelter for our children, grandchildren, loved ones or friends. God himself will protect us.…
Ending the Year In the Arms of my Shepherd
This year as I read through the Christmas story I find myself most resonating with the Shepherds. Like them, I am wrangling disobedient, stubborn, anxious, and sassy sheep (well… can sheep be sassy?). Like them I’m up at weird hours,…
