A Womans Guide to Meeting God
“I just got a text. Bob died.” My heart sank when JP told me this morning. Bob was our neighbor. At 93 he still walked the neighborhood daily, raked his own leaves and waved every time I passed his house. Our girls affectionately dubbed Bob “Mr. UP” because Bob looked exactly like the old man […]
“It’s hard to be a grown up” said the pretty twenty-something brunette standing in front of me. I laughed and nodded. Yeah. It is. Responsibilities. Transitions. Relational issues. Bills. Decisions. More decisions. Grown ups have to deal with this stuff when it would be so much nicer if someone would give us a glass of […]
Do you ever talk to yourself? I do. In fact, I’m famous for talking to myself as I work. Two of my kids share my funny little habit (one boy, one girl, so I guess it isn’t a gender thing). But today I spoke with a customer service rep who took talking to one’s […]
I love book give away days! Today my friend Amy Carroll is sharing her story with you and as an extra, super-nice thing to do, she’s giving away a free copy of her new book, Breaking Up with Perfect. I first met Amy at the Proverbs 31 She Speaks Conference. Amy is one of the […]
Wouldn’t it be nice if our kids followed every piece of advice we offered—immediately? Wouldn’t it be great if our child never had a melt-down, temper tantrum or hormonal outburst? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we never lost our cool simply because our child lost theirs? I think I hear angels singing already. Years […]
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People do strange things sometimes. At least that’s how it seems until you find out why. While in college, I found it odd that a childhood friend visited my family before her own when she returned to town during university holidays. Even on short weekend breaks she’d find a way to spend her first moments […]
Do you feel loved? You should feel loved. Because you are loved. But sometimes it’s easy to forget, isn’t it? Sometimes it can even be hard to believe. Especially if we’re not getting the affirmation we think we need or the respect we think we deserve; especially if we’re painfully aware of our own failures […]
Do you ever worry? Maybe I should rephrase that to “how much do you worry?” Worry seems almost second nature to those of us with female DNA. I’m convinced our worry comes from a good place—we just want everything to be OK. But it also comes from a place where we like to control. Everything. […]
The house is quiet. It’s a foreign sound. For years—no, decades—my house has been full of laughter, voices, music and the occasional sibling squabble. We affectionately call ourselves The Loud Family”. Not one of us is an introvert. If you know us, you’re nodding your head right now. This summer has been a whirlwind of […]