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December 2017

December 11, 2017

Remembering Single Parents This Christmas

I’ve been doing what a lot of Americans do during the Christmas season: watching cheesy...

June 2017

June 13, 2017

LEARNING TO BREATHE IN THE WORLD

When we got home from an afternoon at the pool, my oldest son took a...

May 2017

May 12, 2017

To My Sisters Who Mourn on Mother’s Day

Sister, I wish you could have been with us in that room, four walls surrounding...

March 2017

March 27, 2017

Practicing Parenthood In a Time of Chaos

During long drives in the car, I've had some difficult conversations with my boys about justice,...

March 10, 2017

7 GRATITUDES: always a sacred thread

My upcoming book is about finding glory in every season of life. One of those...

February 2017

February 27, 2017

ONLY LOVE (every part of yourself) TODAY

In a small group exercise recently, all participants were asked to rank our life identities...

September 2016

September 08, 2016

Let Autumn Come: a toddler’s dream & a home ready for fall

Every fiber of my being wants autumn. The first day of autumn comes on the...

April 2016

April 07, 2016

An American Story: Poverty of Perspective

I gauge my happiness by my comfort, by my lack of worry-- A few months...

January 2016

January 14, 2016

The Ordination Lesson: practicing kenosis-parenting

"If you should happen to catch a glimpse of what really matters in life, regard...

October 2015

October 30, 2015

A Year of Listening: finding myself in the reading room

With my husband's parking pass, I spent a few hours on campus. I grabbed a...

September 2015

September 26, 2015

5 Ways to Show Our Kids The World

Today, more than ever in history, we can meet the world at our doorstep-- or...

September 15, 2015

In the Face of Many Firsts

For the last five days, I've been an emotional pendulum, swinging frantically back and forth...

September 09, 2015

#becomingpeacemakers

Thursday I sat on my knees on the living room rug and I cried. I...

August 2015

August 06, 2015

The Daily Ritual to Lasting Tradition

The family rhythm is quite a feat to keep up with. They say it takes...

July 2015

July 23, 2015

Remembering Our Single Mothers

When Travis has to go out of town, I quickly jump into single-mother-mode. He's gone...

July 08, 2015

Going Home (part two)

My in-laws say that after you live in a place and then move on, you...

May 2015

May 20, 2015

A Prayer For The Tired Parents

I remember now that at the deepest part of Your goodness, You are a parent....

May 09, 2015

When We Tell Them That We Are Brave (Happy Mother’s Day)

Once it came out of Eliot's mouth, I knew why it stung so badly. What...

April 2015

April 27, 2015

Two Days After the Stage (we’re still listening)

It's been two days since Listen To Your Mother, Atlanta. We all gathered into the...

April 23, 2015

Grace vs. Mother & The Tantrum

"Can't nothing bring me down, because I'm happy..." I listened to the song streaming from...

April 16, 2015

Letting Go: a seasonal purge

If you've been here with me for very long, you've probably noticed the way I...

April 08, 2015

My Toddler’s Easter (and every day after)

On Saturday, Eliot asked to read the story of Jesus and the tomb from his...

March 2015

March 30, 2015

At Palm Sunday Lake (a holy week meditation)

This last weekend leading up to Palm Sunday didn't pan out exactly the way we...

March 09, 2015

The Terror of the Kitchen: lessons in accepting the mess

I've been grappling with my kitchen lately. Maybe the boys are both in growth spurts,...

March 06, 2015

Lenten Glory: spring is coming

I think during Lent, the universe knows what she's doing. Buds take their time opening,...

March 04, 2015

A Dangerous Reminder (all sins forgiven)

At the dinner table, I told Eliot to eat his couscous, reminding him to think...

February 2015

February 27, 2015

The Child’s Magic: a surrender

Children have an extremely beautiful power in their bones. It begins in their hearts, reaches...

January 2015

January 31, 2015

When We Dream ( a lesson from daniel tiger )

If you're not a parent to a toddler, you may not know Daniel Tiger, the...

January 29, 2015

After The Harvest (When Words Are Few)

"Come, ye thankful people, come Raise the song of harvest home All is safely gathered...

January 19, 2015

A Lesson in Motherhood: My Boys & Martin Luther King

I woke up to an already buzzing household. Eliot is up before the sun and...

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