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Why I’m the Worst Mom You’ll Meet at the Playground
If we ever meet at a playground, beware. According to an article I read that identified nine types of moms who are “the worst you’ll meet at the playground,” I am the lowest of the low. In fact,...
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When You Have to Move Forward … Even Though it Hurts
Two years ago, my daughter, “X,” and I started practicing for our first 5k run. I signed on as an assistant coach of her elementary school’s “Girls on the Run” chapter after she eagerly registered as...
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When You’re Angry with Yourself Because You Can’t Pull it Together
I have been pregnant three times. I have given birth twice. Fragmented memories remain of the day I lost my first baby–the child whose heart thumped in my womb for only eight short weeks. I remember...
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Because This Worn-Out World is Not Your Home
My daughter first asked me about heaven a few weeks after her fourth birthday. “Mommy, I’m scared of Heaven. I don’t want to be dead and live anywhere without you and Daddy. ” Quietly exhaling, I sat...
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When You Look at Another Person and See Yourself
We may wear our emotions differently, but fear, pain, anger, confusion, joy, happiness, and gratitude are strangers to none. We see, both in times of tragedy and celebration, that when people come...
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For When You Feel Unseen
Have you ever felt like you are moving through your life unnoticed? Today on (in)Courage I’m sharing a story about a precious woman I knew as Bean Soup … and how her life made a difference in mine....
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How My Muslim Neighbors Helped Me Grow Closer to the Heart of Jesus
I pressed my forehead against the door of my apartment. After emptying my purse twice in fifteen minutes, it was time to admit that my keys were inside and I was locked out. This happened in 2002. My...
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When You Can’t Have What You Think You Want
Please join me at Purposeful Faith today. I’m sharing about what three decades of bad hair days taught me about contentment.Filed under: spiritual growth
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Hanging Out with Royalty – Guest Post By Liz Curtis Higgs
A day after Liz Curtis Higgs’ latest book, It’s Good to Be Queen: Becoming as Bold, Gracious, and Wise as the Queen of Sheba landed in my mailbox, I headed to Charlotte, North Carolina for a retreat...
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A White Woman’s Well-Intentioned Answers to Questions about Systemic Racism...
My friend Deidra began August with a series of questions posed to her white friends and readers. She asked for authentic comments and I wanted to respond immediately, so I sent her my thoughts through...
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When You’re Too Overwhelmed to Breathe
Sometimes the world feels too big and I feel too small. Calming my soul during moments of chaos can add to the burden and I can feel as there is one more thing I need to do that I’m not sure how to...
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The Real Reason I Love Movies and Shows About Superheroes
Aside for my adolescent affection for David Banner and his mean green alter ego, “The Hulk,” I’ve never been a fan of movies or T.V. shows based on comic books until recently. Had I not married a man...
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The Bravest Thing You Can Do
Empty asphalt road at idyllic foggy morning Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is breathe deep and stand in the open. Allow everyone close enough to care to see your scars and smears. Be the woman...
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Finding Joy in Unlikely Places
I am thrilled to share my space today with my dear friend Mary Carver. The message she shares is one of hope and perspective. It reminds us that a new beginning follows every ending and that joy is...
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How to Not Fall Into the Pity Party Trap
I’m a party girl. Not the rootin’ tootin’ dance on a table top, swing from a chandelier “girl-gone-wild” type. I’m more of the games, themed decorations, cutesy door prizes soiree socialite. What I...
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Twelve Birthday Wishes for My Tween Daughter
My precious daughter, You were born strong. Pink, squalling, hungry, determined, and given a perfect score of 10 for newborn health, you seemed to know exactly who were were and what you wanted from...
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What Do You Do About Wounds That Won’t Go Away?
Some scars hurt. Thirty winters ago I stepped my right foot straight down on the upturned end of a wire hanger. The pain stuck around for nearly a month. After new skin finally covered the puncture...
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The Blessings Found in the Dark
For the next few weeks, Angela will be hosting a series on sight. Various guest posters will visit her site to give her eyes time to recover. Post by: Kelly Balarie Angela, sweet Angela, cannot see...
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Don’t See Me
When our oldest daughter was a toddler, she had this special gift of going blind. If she were to get in trouble, she would simply, shut her eyes. In the midst of being reprimanded, she would...
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All We Like Sheep, Dust, & Grasshoppers
Welcome back to our series on sight. Today’s post is by Angela Parlin from So Much Beauty in All This Chaos. Sometimes we need to be reminded what’s true about ourselves. The swirl and chaos of life...
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