Summer this year is going to look a little different than it usually does. Camp may be canceled, vacations postponed… but you still want to make it a season to remember! Does that mean more plans, more activities, more circus-directing from you, the mom? No, my friend, it does not. Today’s episode is all about what it looks like to cultivate what matters with your kids this summer—let’s talk! LISTEN NOW! In this episode: — We begin by acknowledging that…
If you have kids who are old enough to be aware that we’re in the middle of a global pandemic, navigating and shepherding their emotions and questions adds another whole layer to your family’s experience of COVID-19. It can feel defeating—will they grow up anxious? Are they being permanently harmed by this? I have really good news for you today, friends. Research has shown that exactly the opposite is true, if you’re able to frame this current challenge in the…
They did this. They lived through a pandemic, and went on to live meaningful lives after! Oh how I would love to hear their first-hand encouragement as people who have been in our shoes. I wish I could call them right now! I want to gather their strength. Soak in their wisdom. Feel their faith and have them build up mine.Get a good talkin-to when I need it : )And hear their stories to give courage to my own. Grandpa…
I never thought I’d see the day, but suddenly, almost every one of my mama friends is in the same homeschool boat with me—at least temporarily! School closures due to COVID-19 have upended many-a-plan this spring and beyond. While I’d never wish these circumstances on any of us, it’s been a joy to field questions from friends and offer a few tips and suggestions from our last few years together at home. Whether you’re leading your kiddos’ education at home…
My ears used to turn off when I heard the word “legacy.” Growing a legacy seemed too big a task—one in which I already felt behind! I’ve made too many mistakes, I thought, and there have been too many twists in my path for it to add up to anything good anytime soon. I wanted my life to matter, and to do something good in this world, but my life felt more like a mess that needed cleaning up before…