Lately, when I call my dad on the phone, he comments on how good I sound. How much happier I seem. I’m grateful for the compliment, but I also know that it means there was a long season where, even on phone calls to my dad, I sounded stressed out and distracted, unhappy and unhealthy….
Over the last few weeks, I’ve taken a break from writing here, with the exception of last week’s series on rest. I mentioned there that I didn’t really feel like my season of rest was over. As I wrote the last post in that series, I realized that I needed this idea of rest to…
A few months back, I was listening to a podcast and a piece of the conversation really stuck with me. The interviewer asked her guest something along the lines of “How do you decide what to say yes to, and what to say no to, when it comes to activities and curriculum and all the…
Today, I’m honored to share a guest post from my friend Katie. She’s written a book all about keeping an eternal perspective as a mom, even on the worst days. Her insight is encouraging, her book powerful. It releases today, and if you enjoy this post, I HIGHLY recommend checking out her book. She’s the…
Typically, this is my favorite week of the year – the week between Christmas and New Years. I love looking back at the year behind me, evaluating where I should be going in the year ahead, and making plans. It’s exciting and full of possibility and fresh starts. I love it! This year, though, I’ll…
I was listening to a podcast last week where a mom was talking about raising her kids. One of her boys had complained that something was hard, and she used it as an opportunity to teach them about the hard things. She asked them something along the lines of, “So, what do we do when…