Feeling Like You Have to Do It All?
You’ve seen her. You might know her. You might even be her. She’s the one who is going and doing and busy all the time, and can’t figure out why she has to physically DO everything, or it doesn’t...
View ArticleSTOP Doing it All…
I felt his hand on my hip and stirred awake. Glancing at the clock, I sighed. 5:33am. Too early. No wonder I hurt everywhere. Joints stiff and sore, I shifted for a more comfortable position. Remnants...
View ArticleA Small Change to STOP Making Others Defensive
I walked into the hallway and said to her, “Baby, you’ll need to do the stairs, there’s dog hair on them.” This was after she’d already put the vacuum away, thinking she was done with her daily chore....
View ArticleIf You Haven’t Seen This Yet…
You totally need to… Whether you ARE a mom, or whether you need to understand the scope of her job…and the video is the BEST. http://www.leahheffner.com/you-have-a-tough-job/ Love to you,
View ArticleThe Respect Dare… Dare Fifteen… GOT STUFF?
It was 35 years ago. I stood outside the police station with a group of 12 year olds, waiting for things to get started. As I watched my dad drive away in the car, my heart started to pound. The...
View ArticleSeriously Funny Video for Moms!
So this video is stinkin’ hilarious – and does a great job of honoring moms without denigrating dads. So please take it in that vein, and enjoy. Happy Mother’s Day Weekend! Feel free to share wildly...
View Article3 Things You Need to Accept to Change Your Marriage
“I don’t know what I should say if he asks me what God thinks about him,” she shared. “And he’s waiting for his partner to ask him to marry him – and I don’t know if I should go to the wedding.” My...
View ArticlePrayers Appreciated…
Last night, the daily dark thoughts that I’ve been turning over to God moment-to-moment style took hold of my subconscious. I wasn’t worrying, but I wrestled all day…Someone really close to me with a...
View ArticleDo You Feel Invisible? and Dare 28…
They were in the store together, mother and daughter, and the tween girl says, “Did you just see that?” Her mom looks at her daughter’s smiling face and says, “See what?” “That boy. He totally thinks...
View ArticleIs This Modest? Respect Dare 30…
Is This Modest? Respect Dare 30 is titled, “Too Much Skin.” But…Why should it matter? It’s oppressive to tell women what is considered modest, right? I mean, the next thing you know, we’ll all end up...
View ArticleHow do We Live?
This morning I had a discussion with one of my kids who was surprised by an opportunity. It involved the child’s gifting, so I said participation was non-negotiable. Why? Because I fully embrace the...
View ArticleThe Pain of Miscarriage… and Respect Dare 37
I judged her. A friend of mine, still hurting from an unexpected but welcomed pregnancy lost in miscarriage, received judgment from me instead of compassion. She never knew, however, but as I’ve been...
View Article17 Life Hacks for Busy Moms…
Are you busy? Maybe working part-time, while raising kids? Given that more women in America are NOT seeking full-time employment, keeping the brain engaged while wiping noses can be an issue for many...
View ArticleBut What if You Love Your Kids More Than God?
Do you love your kids more than you love God? I did. I was wrong. In Twelve Truths to Change Your Marriage, there’s a story about how I was sitting around a table with a bunch of women at Bible study...
View ArticleWOMEN: Stop Wanting it ALL. Dare 39
Have you felt the pressure of the lies about wanting it all? One of the few things that makes me about half crazy frustrated at the mere mention of the subject is GENDER EQUALITY. Now, bear in mind,...
View ArticleThree Important Times to NOT Speak…
“I need a week,” I told him. “I want to talk about this well, and right now, I just can’t.” One of my teens needed to discuss something super important…life-changing-style important…but I’d lost so...
View Article2 Wise Women We Want to Be When We Grow Up…
There’s probably a ton more than 2 wise women we should attempt to be like. I don’t know about you, but I have some wise women friends that just blow my mind with how mature they are. One of my friends...
View ArticleAfraid Your Kids Will End up in Hell?
What parent doesn’t lie awake at night sometimes wondering (or freaking out) about whether their kids will end up in hell? It’s the last thing we want. It’s the first thing we think of when our kids...
View ArticleThe Parenting Risk You Want to Take
I sat next to him while he drove. Wise teen-man-boy-something-awesome guy that emerges daily anew. Discussing priorities with him. You know, the ones where you try hard to create life balance out of...
View ArticleNew Dare Journey – Got Expectations?
As promised, today we begin our new dare journey – it’s for any woman, married or not, of any age. You can find the back story here. Invite friends. I can’t wait to get started! I’m looking at this as...
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