Yesterday, I lost my job. Lost might not be the right word. Worked myself out of my job? Aged out of my job? However you say it, my job as mom of “kids” is over. Yesterday was my youngest child’s last day of high school. We began the day with celebrating – a party at…
Day 9: Lord, Make Me Self-controlled Oreos and milk. My comfort. My weakness. My downfall. In that order. There is just something about the foods of childhood that I want to run to them, especially when adulthood has me down. They look so innocent with the flashing “2 for 1” sale…
Day 5: Lord, Make Me Kind Ever extend an invitation to someone you have never met? I had never even talked to Kelly before I called, proposing we get our children together to play. Her husband had just accepted a promotion to the same office as mine and they were getting used to…
“What are you passionate about?” At a conference with nearly 800 women who feel called to speak and write, this is one question I ask at She Speaks over and over again. Her answer: the classroom. A professor, the gal at my breakfast table began to share how so many parents are missing the mark…
A prayer journal is something I have used to help my prayer life be consistent. One season it might be a very pretty journal and others a 10¢ spiral from a back-to-school sale. Fancy or plain, both will hold exactly what I need. A place to record the prayers I am praying for myself and…
If you are joining me here today from my Proverbs 31 Ministries Encouragement for Today, welcome! I am guessing you’ve stopped by because like me, you struggle with being a meddler. Maybe you’re tempted to check your child’s Twitter or Facebook several times a day – or several times an hour – just to…