Parenting
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From Messy to Meaningful
Despite all the sage advice from older women to appreciate the proverbial fingerprints on the windows, I don’t instinctively look at a mess, whether physical, emotional, or relational, and appreciate it. Instead I…
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Children Are Not An Outcome
Parenting is the grand tension of these two stories being written at the same time; mine which contains them, and theirs which contains me. However, what role I have in their story is…
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She’s Ready
It feels too early to me, but it's always been like that. Seemingly too early for me and right on time for her. I have more things I want to do with her.…
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When Mom Isn’t the One to Help
In the Old Testament, Jonah found himself in a mess of trouble, weeds wrapped around him, waves washing over him. The waters were closing in on him, yet God was the one who…
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A Father’s Feeble Faith
I would love to run spiritual interference for my kids, to keep them from darkness, to be able to witness God deliver them from their troubles. In Mark 9 the feeble faith of…
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Sibling Rivalry to Reveling
“I fuel the flame by giving them money to go on sister dates and a heck of a lot of prayers. They go to concerts, get their nails done, make ice cream or…
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The Untangling of Parenthood
“I can’t guilt myself if these days, especially these unprecedented days, are unbalanced. Some days are going to be on target, meeting everyone’s goals type of days, while others will be filled with…
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Change Lenses – Parenting an Anxious Child
“My disposition has much to do with how I view myself, other people, and problems. Parenting forcibly taught me to put on different lenses for viewing the problems and the precious people in…
