Dear Child of Mine, Days pass, seasons change, and months turn into years and yet I still look at you as if you were a newborn.  Every time I watch you try something new, all of my fears and excitement return as if it were the first time I laid eyes on you.  The love you feel for a child can blow your mind.  Joy, Pride, Delight.  Words cannot express how you feel when you look at your child.  So today, I want one thing for you and that is to hold strong to the truth.  That truth is that you  ...

You are . . . imperfect!  And (this is the good part), it’s okay!!!  I read a quote not long ago attributed to a pastor in North Carolina by the name of Steven Furtick.  He said, “The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else’s highlight reel.”  I know I do this!  Do you ever have thoughts like, “I bet she never loses her temper with her kids.”  Or, “She probably never has disagreements with her husband.”  “I’m sure shenever skips her  ...