We're unpacking boxes and getting our lives unpacked again after being in storage for a month! As one friend of mine said, it wouldn't be 31 days of Letting Go of Perfect if I actually completed ...
Walking with God
Perfectionism and the Food Allergy Mom
My friend and I have a bit of an inside joke between us. I use the word "joke" here loosely, but I'll let you in on it. In some ways, it feels like a little bit of a joke or some humor on God's part ...
When I Couldn’t Micromanage
A little over a year ago, an entire ministry fell into my lap. I had signed up to co-coordinate MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers), to help lead. And then I found myself in the driver's seat ...
When Words Fail
When a friend goes through a crisis, a heartbreaking, gut wrenching crisis, there simply are no words. A baby is lost. A marriage has ended. Or a parent is gone. And we don't know what to ...
Perfect Power
Every Sunday, as part of my project of writing for 31 days about Letting Go of Perfect, I'm sharing scripture here with you. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for ...
When a Toddler Helps
I called for one of my kids to help me in the kitchen. I wasn't prepared for this guy to show up. The toddler. Not the 3 year old or 5 year old, the ones who fight over sorting ...
Freedom to Fail
I watch as my youngest peddles his little car around with his feet, Flintstone-style. Except he can only go backwards. And before I can stop him, he rolls off the driveway and into the grass, ...
Becoming a Yes Mom
I'm working on becoming a Yes Mom. It's not that I want to throw discipline out the window and be my kids' BFF. It's more like I want to practice giving up control in different areas. I want ...
The Mommy Idols
Some moms approach motherhood with all the creativity and whimsy of an artist. And then there are moms like me. I approached motherhood with all the research and scrutiny of a scientist or a ...
Accept Approximations
Last week, my whole family went to a ceremony held in a courtroom in Louisiana. Among other things at the court, my step-dad was being honored, posthumously, for his contributions and excellence as ...
