“But I want it!” My five-year-old and I were having a discussion about what toppings she wanted to put on top of her waffle for breakfast. We did not see eye to eye. She frowned, rejecting my suggestions of peanut butter and bananas or even butter and maple syrup. She had a definitive opinion about…
My Word for 2019
For the past few years, I have been asking God to give me a “Word for the Year” at the start of the year, a word to provide focus for what He wants to accomplish in me throughout the next 12 months. The process usually goes like this: Me: God, what should my word be…
A Lucky Mom
We’ve all had those moments. Those moments, as moms, when our kids do something or behave in a way that shows you, even for a fleeting moment, that they have been listening to you. When someone leans over and says, “You’re a lucky mom!” To know your kids are on the right track…it feels like…