My friend left her daughter at college today, and my heart ached for the goodbye I knew would be so hard for her to say. My oldest daughter is…
I put my girls to bed and then crumpled into a heap on my bedroom floor, first sobbing and then halfway wailing. My husband had been gone for weeks and…
“There are so many things I wish I’d done differently while raising my daughters, but sitting together at the family table isn’t one of them.” I spoke those words in…
In spite of raised eyebrows from family and friends, we boarded a flight to New York. My daughter had been having seizures for three long months. The first one, which…
One of the scariest parts of being a mom was knowing I couldn’t give my three daughters everything they needed. I don’t mean clothes or the newest gadgets. I was…
“Don’t forget the girl on the bench.” It’s a phrase I repeated like clockwork every morning as I drove my three daughters to school. They rolled their eyes because they’d…
As a young mom of preschoolers, how do you deepen your walk with God when you can’t find a minute to spare for theological discussions, riveting Bible study groups, or even…
The tone of my voice made me cringe, so of course my young daughter cringed too. We were on our way to church, and it had been one of those…
My life changed the night Hurricane Camille devastated the Mississippi Gulf Coast. August 17, 1969. I was 12 years old. The storm was predicted to be a big one. My…
What does it mean to fill your home with the fragrance of Christ? For starters, it doesn’t take long for unpleasant smells to become offensive. Anyone who’s left a ripe banana…
