It is two minutes till midnight and I am a full hour past my self-professed bedtime. I wander into my kids’ bedrooms, re-cover them, give them a kiss, and linger a bit to feel their soft baby skin. I never want the pre-bedtime ritual to disappear. As I stand there my mind rewinds through our day. Was it a good day? Was it an intentional day? Unfortunately, I want to reprimand myself for the moments that I grew frustrated too quickly, for stealing too many minutes to be on the computer, and  ...

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  ...