Unnesting

Note: There are no affiliate links in this post. Let me just begin by sharing that my heart’s desire is to understand how we as women transition through, and are transformed by, the unnesting ... Read More about Resource Review: Axis, The Cultural Translator (website)

This unnesting process, the releasing of our children and watching as they grow into adulthood, eventually taking flight, it’s hard on a mother’s heart. I reflected on this throughout the ... Read More about Oh the Possibilities!

Recently several mom friends, each on separate occasions, confided concern over the risky behaviors their children were engaging in – the kind we all worry about: drugs, alcohol and ... Read More about Just Part of the Journey

Over homemade jam and biscuits I visit with Jan, a mom of three and grandmother of nine. I am eager to glean from her wisdom and she’s excited to share the one thing that kept her, her husband ... Read More about Merriment and Memory-making

I’m conducting a little experiment. My family and I, we are the only participants. Or more precisely, my husband, our youngest daughter and I are the only participants – though neither of them knows ... Read More about Seeing, Really Seeing Each Other

Sometimes the pressures of parenting really gets to me. Striving to live out my faith well, to do my best as a mom, to keep all the plates spinning – it’s enough to send my emotions into a deep ... Read More about Can You Believe We Get to Do This