My Days Well-Lived
I invited my friend Brenda Yoder to join me here today to talk about ways to cultivate our identity as we release our kids. I know I floundered for quite some time, trying to redefine myself, after my last child flew the coop. My children are spaced out by 13 years, so I had been […]
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Thoughts about mothers and daughters and their relationships consume me these days. Motherhood is something most of us ask for and wish for; we enter willingly and with anticipation. We almost go into it lightly and casually. There should be classes, a degree, or a council of “Wise Old Mothers” to teach, train and […]
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I had the first date with my husband when I was 13 years old. Well, almost. The story actually goes like this: My 8th grade best friend called me on a lazy Sunday afternoon, wanting me to go to a movie. An hour later, a car pulled into the driveway, and my friend and her […]
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Does every empty-nest mother have this hollow feeling as she crawls into bed each night? Does she mentally think of each daughter or son? Names them one by one as she lifts them up to God, wondering what they are doing at that very moment? Are they safe? Are they well? Are they happy? Is […]
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A new chapter has begun. Not sure how I feel about it yet. Well, that’s not true. Yes, I do. My feelings are raw — like a fresh wound. I don’t like it at all. I want to turn back the clock. I don’t want to go down this road. I knew this day […]
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