What happens when you take a recovering people-pleaser and chronic approval addict and take away the majority of the people from her life? She gets a wide open space, suitable for both flailing and dreaming with nobody watching. And it turns out, some things actually …
I shuffled into a line at my daughter’s school behind other parents, each concealing our emotions over the coronavirus with varying degrees of success. One woman barely made eye contact while murmuring, “I can’t believe this is happening.” Some were quiet; others, like myself, were …
Good Monday morning everyone! I have limited time to write to you, as I’ll soon have to pick my boys up from school for a physical, where I need to have them fill out extra adoption paperwork for each of my kids. We also need …
I just watched the new Taylor Swift documentary “Miss Americana” on Netflix. Though my life is so far removed from Taylor’s I found myself choked up by the parts of her journey that overlap my own. She talks about the need to please people- the …
Recently I entered a contest where I had to create a holiday greeting of gratitude using Canva‘s graphic-design tools. I don’t usually sign up for contests like this, but the prize was pretty amazing: two plane tickets to virtually anywhere. (And I figured even if …
Happy New Year! I promised you all adoption updates in real time, and I admit I’m slacking slightly. We had our foster orientation in December and our first official class last night. Aside from getting in a three-car-fender-bender on the way home from orientation (neither …
“Everyone is talking about Marty Sampson (and others) leaving the faith, but no one is talking about the fact that Hillsong Church preaches a different gospel than that found in the bible. So… what’s up with that? An “outside the church” question from a friend …
Do you ever feel paralyzed by a sickening fear that it’s too late for you to find a passion or pursue a new course in life? Do you ever think, “If only ___________ (some bizarrely-perfect combination of events) would happen, THEN I could ______________ (insert …
When I was young, my family would make a yearly trek from our winter wonderland in Massachusetts, to have a green Tennessee Christmas with extended family. I loved the road trip games and Yoohoo drinks my dad bought for the journey. (What was I thinking? …
I recently invested hours reading theological arguments defining roles of women in the church (by Matt Chandler and his church) and listened to an interview with Gospel Coalition members Tim Keller, John Piper and Dale Carson. (Is that not what most stay-at-home moms do in …