I started blogging when my daughters were well past their preschool years and I don’t often write about parenting subjects. While I am a mom who blogs, I’ve never considered myself to be a “mommy blogger.” After last week’s post about what I wish someone would have said to me …

A few weeks ago, while searching on my computer for something I wrote several years ago, I ran across a file from August 2008 titled “What I Wish.” I don’t recall every detail from when my children were small, but I clearly remember writing this piece. Lilly had just started …

Earlier this year, I led a women’s study at my church about how God uses the hard things in our lives to make us more useful. Although we covered a broad range of topics over the course of 10 weeks, one that stands out for me was the session about the …

I can’t believe I’m going to admit this in a public venue, but sometimes, I secretly roll my eyes when something wonderful happens and someone exclaims, “God is so good!” I don’t react this way because what the person says isn’t true, or even because I think he or she …

For the last few weeks, we’ve been delving into the prayer that Jesus uttered in the Garden before He was crucified, and the difference it can make if you’re prone to worry or uncomfortable with uncertainty. (If you missed the earlier posts, you can catch up here, here and here.) …