A Letter for the Letting Go Years
Sep 11 7:35 AM

A Letter for the Letting Go Years

Sep 11 7:35 AM
Sep 11 7:35 AM

Transitions are tricky. I have been through many of them in my life—marriage, a child, then two and then three children, retirement, aging, becoming a widow. I launched our three children into the world and then watched them let go of our twelve grandchildren. I’m still not qualified to tell you how to navigate this particular season of motherhood, but I pray the Holy Spirit will use this letter to encourage you to cling to your Savior as you let go of your child. 

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Rethinking Mother’s Day
May 6 7:28 PM

Rethinking Mother’s Day

May 6 7:28 PM
May 6 7:28 PM

Tell me if this happens at your house.

You circle Mother’s Day on your husband’s calendar with red ink. You leave a note with the URL for your favorite florist on the bathroom sink, along with the number for rush deliveries, just in case. For weeks, you tell your children that Mother’s Day is “Mommy’s special day” and have them rehearse the name of your favorite restaurant so they can drop hints to Daddy.

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10 Ordinary Things Extraordinary Fathers Do
Jun 13 8:49 AM

10 Ordinary Things Extraordinary Fathers Do

Jun 13 8:49 AM
Jun 13 8:49 AM

Every morning, before our kids wake up, my husband Tim and I leash up the dogs and take a walk around the neighborhood. It’s a great way to connect before we start each day. 

At such an early hour, we ease into our conversation. It usually starts with a review of how we slept the night before, and later, what’s on the agenda for the day. This time is so ordinary. (We’re endlessly fascinated by the amount of poop our two little dogs are able to produce, and how ill-behaved they are around others.) But in the middle of all of this very ordinary business, we also experience the extra-ordinary. 

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