She sat at the table staring out the window while I got my coffee. Her eyes were distant when I slipped into my chair, and I sensed something was wrong.“Renee, how do you do it? You seem like you love being a mom and I feel like I’m sinking. I have no idea what I […]
A Perfectly Imperfect Christmas
“Maybe this will be the year everything goes as planned, and we’ll have the perfect Christmas.” I thought. Perfect is what I’d always wanted for Christmas, but in all my years of living I have never been able to pull it off. Perfect looks like peace on earth and in my home for twenty-four hours. […]
How to Become A Confident Mom: Turning Self-Defeat Into Self-Awareness
I remember the day I hit rock bottom as a mom. Tired of struggling with comparison, self-defeat, and my cruel inner critic, I desperately wanted and needed things to change. But I didn’t know what changes were needed until I got brave enough to ask Jesus to show me. I started asking Him to help […]
The Personality Potato Bar
Let’s create a home where our children can grow in the soil of acceptance and approval. A home where our kids know they’re loved for who they are and liked for how they are. A home where, whether young or old, our children don’t feel pressured to be the product of their our desires or efforts. A home where everyone’s needs and preferences are honored, and where each person…
A Christmas Prayer
I ended up in my bedroom closet that Christmas day, sitting on the floor. After journaling my thoughts, I felt these words rising from my heart into the beginning of a prayer that helped me experience more of Christ that day and the Christmases that followed. Each year, I put this prayer up in our […]