To the Family with a Loved One in Jail
At first, I wanted to hide. I didn’t want to face people anywhere, not at the grocery store, not at…
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At first, I wanted to hide. I didn’t want to face people anywhere, not at the grocery store, not at…
Continue ReadingI’m standing in the shower rinsing the conditioner out of my hair with a toddler babbling at my feet, running…
Continue ReadingBlessed are you, Father, for bestowing upon me the honor of motherhood. For allowing me to experience the deep joy…
Continue ReadingI've been wandering around feeling lost for over a year. Wondering where I'm going, what I'm supposed to be doing.…
Continue ReadingWhen I look in the mirror, I don’t always like what I see. I tend to focus on every imperfection,…
Continue ReadingHow do I know if the voice I’m hearing is God’s voice? When I was in high school, I found…
Continue ReadingI feel the warmth radiating from my weeks-old baby girl's body onto my lap. She sleeps soundly. But I can’t. My…
Continue ReadingMy firstborn spent a semester abroad in his junior year of college. Like any mom who’s separated from her child,…
Continue ReadingAs my kindergartner came bounding through the door back from the park, she seemed ecstatic to tell me all about…
Continue ReadingIt’s 6:03 a.m., and I’m awakened by the brightness of the kitchen light flooding our bedroom. In the kitchen, I…
Continue ReadingI never anticipated how much dirt and sweat and tears and stink would come with being a mom—and a boy…
Continue ReadingWhen I was about 14 years old, I was in that stubborn phase where I didn’t talk to my parents…
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