For When You Hurt at Christmas
She walks into the store bravely, yet broken, bearing the fresh scars of a deep soul-pain that I can’t even…
Faith
The Cure for Christmas
The youngest is sleeping, and the older two are resting when I pick up my phone to do a little browsing….
Introducing the #ThanksIn30Challenge
Today I’m excited to introduce an Instagram project for the month of November. The #ThanksIn30Challenge is a project I originally launched last year, and…
Regret-Free Mothering
Regrets can suffocate a mom, threaten to steal the joy right out from within her. A mother can tally up…
The Butterfly Lesson
As I dropped the oldest off at his classroom the other day, there was a flurry of excited activity. A…
Finding Rest
I’m tired. I bet you are too. If you’re a mom to one, two, three, four or more … I…
Be Still and Know
I feel it creeping up, the familiar strangling sensation of anxiety: the tightness in the chest, the heart palpitations, the…
Dear Intentional Mom: Just Look Up
It’s incredible how inadequate I feel as a mother at times, how unintentionally I sometimes spend my days. I’ve previously…
You tell me … what makes an intentional mom?
We’re just over one week into this 31 Days of Intentional Mothering series, and today I want to hear from you….
The SECRET to Intentional Motherhood
It’s half past nine, and my kids are breathing deeply when I finally squeeze out of the bed. All three of…
But Then Grace
If brokenness is vital to an intentional mom, then grace is her lifeline. Because grace is the beautiful mystery that…
Intentional Mothering Begins with Brokenness
Let me be honest about something, I’d rather not begin with brokenness. I’d rather skip right over this hard stuff…