Taking a deep breath, I mustered up a joyful greeting and answered the phone - knowing the news couldn’t be good. After all, it was 10 o’clock on a Wednesday night. Doctors don’t call at that hour with good news. In a nine-and-a-half-minute phone call, my world changed. As I hung up the phone, I looked at the notes I had been taking… Cancer Really? Me? Cancer? How could it be? The “unexpected” had just hit. I wonder if Mary felt similar disbelief when the Continue Reading
The Perfect Gift for Yourself
Dear Young Mom, It's Christmastime and that means more demands than ever. How can you possibly get everything done when "catching up" is a daily goal when it isn't Christmas?! I remember those days. Full of pressure and "Why didn't I do this sooner?" questions running through my head. We moms can put a lot of pressure on ourselves. I was talking to a young mom this morning that was amazed when she went to a friend's house for "game night." The host mom was relaxed and welcoming and yet Continue Reading
Mentors Make Life Easier
Dear Young Mom, I suppose growing older makes us reflect a little more on our past. Friday night I had a chance to reminisce and reflect with a very dear friend. We talked about our marriages, our mistakes, and how young and naïve we were when we first started our families. We admitted that we didn’t really know how to be good wives and didn’t have a strong support system around us... we were “winging it!” It was at that point that my friend asked a question that was very thought-provoking, Continue Reading
Be Real!
Dear Young Mom, I'm older than you. Much.... Actually I just turned 55 - which seems so much younger than when my parents turned 55. LOL! And you know that with old age...comes wisdom. It says so in Job 12:12 of the bible. Look it up! With that said... I'd like to encourage you to find your voice. Be who you are. Sometimes when we're young, we allow others to mold us into who they want us to be. Sometimes we get caught up in wanting "friends" that we mold ourselves into what we Continue Reading