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I Need This Advice More Today Than I Did Ten Years Ago

For more than ten years, I’ve been getting the same line when I’m at the grocery store with one of my kids: “Enjoy this time; they grow up so fast.” When it was my oldest in the cart, I sometimes got angry because these seasoned, and I’m sure well-intentioned parents didn’t see the tantrum I’d […]

March 27, 2021

Faith, Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Parenthood

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Where Waiting Meets Trust

For as much practice with waiting as we’ve had this year, I wonder if we’ve gotten any better at it.

December 5, 2020

Faith, Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Parenthood, Spoken Women, Storytelling, Writing

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When God Gives You the Answer Ahead of Time

Eight days ago, I met with my spiritual director, our first meeting in months. We checked in and talked about Lent. He asked what was going on in my life, if there was anything I was concerned about. There were a few things on my mind we discussed. In a couple of these situations, I […]

March 17, 2020

Faith, Freelance, Marriage, Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Parenthood

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