Ah, summer. A time to linger. Linger at the pool and the lake. Linger with lemonade and ice cream. Linger catching fireflies and roly polies. Linger during lazy days and warm nights. At the end of the school year, these visions of summer rolled through my mind as an invitation to slowly enjoy the ... View Post

Dear Mom, Have you ever wanted to quit? Yeah, me too. Recently. Some days this mom thing is just way too hard. We face the same problems day after day after day. Your child tells a lie, again. Whining abounds over the school lesson, again. You hear complaints about doing chores, again. Fighting ... View Post

I did not plan to write today, but there is a message I desperately need to hear. I'm writing for myself, but perhaps you need the same message. It is quite simple, but oh so difficult. Just. Stay. Calm. Easier said than done, right? I have often thought that this is the key to effective parenting. ... View Post

Do you want to be the best mom ever? Ok, best might be a stretch. Maybe you would be content to be an extraordinary mom and not claim the superlative of best. Perhaps you just want to feel like you are just good enough for this task. But you don't have to settle. Here's a secret: You already are the ... View Post

For the busy mom, rest sounds appealing. But that is not merely because you are tired. You want to live with a heart at rest, so that you can minister to your family and carry out the calling God has given you. In the midst of daily life, this idea of rest often seems impossible. But do we really ... View Post

You want to live with a soul at rest. You understand that growing in rest is a process. So you ask yourself three questions to foster rest. Yes, you see the spiritual battle behind the external battles in your home. Yes, you recognize the cues of unrest that your emotions and thoughts provide. Yes, ... View Post