Reality slaps me in the face on occasion. OK, daily. The reality of my situation is that a genetic disease took up residency in my boys from the time they grew in my womb. It grew, unnoticed at first, but …
7 Reasons Women Should Love Their Bodies
“What are these?” my two year old said. ”They’re elbows,” I told him. ”Oh.” He touched them gently. “I love your elbows.” Atlas Girl Kasher was looking at my elbows. I just stood there, staring down at these places called …
The Keeper
One of my favorite stories of childhood comes from when I was in high school. My younger sister and I were shopping with my mom. We were complaining — in the way that only teenage girls complain — that we …
Behind Closed Doors: A journey through marriage with pornography & sexual addiction
Jason and Shelley Martinkus bravely shared their story in the Summer 2014 issue of Hello, Darling magazine. The issue of the magazine is called “The Privilege of Femininity.” We discussed a myriad of topics that shape and inform our understanding of …
Raising Great Kids: Dealing With Selfishness
Preschoolers are all about “me first.” They only look at reality in terms of how it affects them: I need all the cookies. I want to watch this TV show. Mine, mine, mine. It’s a self-absorbed time of life. Part …
Believing the Best in Someone Even When (Especially When You Don’t Want To)
I was sitting at my MOPS table when another mom called me out. Though I didn’t like it, I knew she was right. I was headed into a visit where I was assuming the worst was going to go down. …
Remembering the Girl Who Lives inside You
This originally appeared in A Fierce Flourishing Guidebook, which is a compilation workbook of amazing women sharing all sorts of important things you need to flourish this coming year. It is part of your Membership Welcome Kit, and you are …
When Your Daughter Is the Mean Girl
My heart began pounding faster as I listened to my friend’s voice coming through my cell phone. Part of me didn’t want to believe it was true, not my child, but part of me knew it was. I trusted the …
This Summer I Say Yes
I say “no” to my children often. “No you can’t eat that.” “Stop hitting your sister.” “Put the iPad away.” The summer stretches in front of me like one long nooooooo toward the horizon that is autumn. With everyone home …
Redefining the F-word
I was nine years old when I tried to starve away my curves. I tried to starve away the parts of me that made me a woman, because maybe then I wouldn’t miss it, this need to feel loved by …