This week on Raising Brave Beauties, we’re talking with Lee Nienhuis and her daughter Lexi Beth of leenienhuis.com. Lee is the host of Moms in Prayer podcast and author of Countercultural Parenting: Building Character in a World of Compromise. We’re talking about: ? How to handle disappointment in your child’s life and taking mental health days. ? Cultivating…
This is a safe place to admit that I struggle with doubt sometimes, right? You might not want to it admit it as well, but I’m guessing you do too. At least sometimes. It’s one thing when we have a question or two and we choose to go to God, asking Him to get…
On a Saturday afternoon outing, my boyfriend Greg pulled up to a jeweler in our small downtown. “Let’s just look around.” With Greg still in college, I assumed money was an issue, so I gravitated toward the tiny engagement diamonds. The jeweler encouraged us “Go ahead; pick out a small one now and…
“You put pressure on the situation when you try to get too much out of it. Just enjoy what we have because we have so much.” These were the words out of my youngest’s mouth as we returned home from the mountains over Christmas break. Yes, we had had some really fun moments….
After a weekend of speaking, yesterday I piled through my backed up email. There, buried under the junk, was a name I didn’t recognize. Within seconds, tears streamed down my face. Rejection. I didn’t see it coming; thought I was moving forward. But there it was. In black letters…rejection. My first reaction…text my…
Dear friends…I have great news! in(courage) is starting a new group just for moms of teens! I am so excited about another place where moms of teens can ask real questions and get support from other moms around the world going through the same things! Want to join us? Check out this post…