A letter to my perfectionist 13-year-old son while he comes to grips with his first B… To my precious boy, I can’t begin to tell you how thrilled I am to see that very first B on your report card. It broke your perfect A streak and brought so many important lessons with it. As […]
Breaking Up With the Scale
I’ve used a number for several years now to determine my worth. It’s that 3-number set I see below me on the scale every morning. I’m constantly amazed by how my attitude for the entire day is completely dictated by it. A few months after I started writing in this space, I shared this same […]
When You Just Don’t Want To…
Do you ever get in a cycle of not wanting to do anything? I have been there often lately. I heard Patsy Clairmont speak last month at Women of Faith. She is truly amazing. I could so relate to her on many levels. She shared a story of when she was bedridden from an overwhelming […]
Mending Our Hearts
Many years ago, I sat at my grandmother’s well worn, oak kitchen table talking to her sweet widowed neighbor. This woman lost her husband a long time before our conversation, but her pain was as intense as if he had died the day before. She said to me, “People say time heals all wounds. They’re […]
Finding Freedom By Forgiving Our Pasts
When I was an innocent child dreaming about my future, I never imagined the incredibly dark days that lie ahead. As I’ve shared many times here, I became an addict at the frighteningly young age of 13. This led to places, people, and circumstances that I should have never been associated with. I thought about […]
Letting Friends Break Down Your Walls
I’m an introvert in every sense of the word. My energy comes from the revival of long stretches of time spent alone. I can go weeks without contact with another human — besides my husband or one of my children. I’ve learned in recent years, however, this is not always the healthiest way to live. We were […]
