New podcast! When we are confused and things around us are chaotic. We must plug into our source to get re-energized! I met with some parents to pray for our schools and was LIT UP! It’s like I had forgotten who I was and I needed a RESET. You too? This episode shares some Scripture
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To Moms of Kids with Dyslexia
Wow. This is getting to be a long time in “crisis schooling at home”. If you are a mom of a dyslexic child, you are on my heart right now. I see you. I feel you. My oldest daughter has dyslexia and ADHD. She was diagnosed in 2nd grade. In two weeks, she will graduate
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Podcast with Rachel Phillips – she shares her story of living with anxiety
Friends, this podcast is powerful! My friend Rachel Phillips is brave and beautiful and amazing! She shares her story on the podcast of the anxiety that has been gripping her since she was a young girl. This is a story many of us can relate to and yet, sometimes we don’t talk about it. My
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New Podcast! Brooke Crowder of The Refuge
Hi Friends, this is the last podcast of the year! I will be taking December off from posting podcasts but will return in January with many amazing stories to share! Please reach out to me if you have a story you would like to tell or you know someone who has said “YES!” to a greater calling
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To My Daughter with Learning Differences
Update!!! So excited this was also shared on Huffington Post! Click link to check it out! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/to-my-daughter-with-learning-differences-whom-i-once_us_573a3382e4b06dede18b9937?hd45lep4nfyctyb9 This letter was written and submitted to The Mighty before I posted it here. It is also posted on www.themighty.com with a few minor edits. I’m so grateful to my daughter for letting me share her story. I pray it encourages
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The Last First Day
Be still my heart. This is the Last First Day. My oldest is a senior in high school. Lord, hold me. How did we get from this: To this: It seems impossible yet it’s happening all around me. Kids are growing up. Last night I went up to Natalie’s room to tuck her in. Yes, I
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Middle school and life…what is learning anyway?
I had my first school parent coffee in Texas. Yep, that’s right. I did it. I checked in, showed my license, put on my name tag and entered the scariest place of all…the middle school lunch room. I have to say it has gotten much better. It’s still not easy but I’m okay. I can
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Letter to My Daughter on Her First Day of High School
This post originally appeared on the blog in 2012 when my oldest daughter started high school. This year my younger daughter starts her freshman year. I’m reposting because I’d say the same things to her. Of course I would say some different things too. Because she is different. And now, so am I. But as
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Clapping and Crying with all the other Moms
I always weep at endings. The end of the school year slays me every time. More than any other ending, it marks time for me. The slash on the calendar is dark blood red. This ending has been earned. Yet I don’t want it. The door closing feels heavy and even though I know I