This is a book excerpt from People of the Second Chance. This article was previously published in the spring 2017 issue of Connections. So think about this for a moment. You and I have our mixtapes. We struggle with the soundtracks in our …
Surrounded by a Great Cloud of Witnesses in Target
As any mother knows, when your husband is traveling, and all your planning and creative strategies and Amazon Prime-ing have fallen through, you have to do the thing you are always trying to avoid at all costs: You have to …
Love Speaks the Loudest
I’m not sure when motherhood began to resemble a game show entitled “Judgment and Comparison.” “I’ll take, ‘Why is your 3-year-old not potty-trained?’ for $100, Alex.” Somewhere along the way, I feel like moms have developed the tendency to forget that …
It’s Too Dangerous to Love Myself
My story is not unlike those of countless other postpartum moms: pregnancy changed my body in ways I didn’t expect, and even once I lost most of the “baby weight,” I struggled to accept that my body had rearranged itself. …
A Letter Every Mom Should Read … A Mom’s Letter to Her Black Sons
Dear Sons, I fear I’ve failed you by teaching you skin color doesn’t matter … when clearly it does. Maybe I should’ve taught you something different. Something closer to the truth. Skin color does matter and I struggle with feeding …
Into the Small Places
The world tells us that what matters most is the grand, the visible, the powerful. But Jesus speaks of children, mustard seeds and yeast (an organism so small it’s invisible to the naked eye!). His language is not power and …
Our Family Home
How do you define home? Is it the result of the neighborhood you choose, the messages and furnishings you fill it with, or the love you provide? In part, certainly all of these matter. But can you follow a step-by-step …
Embracing Differences: In-law Edition
My husband married a woman unlike the women in his family. His mother and sisters are logical, organized and have lots of common sense. They’re great planners, they can spot a problem from a mile away. They’re brilliant, gorgeous, funny. …
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