My ten-year-old son struggles with his emotions. It’s not constant, or even super predictable, but he’s almost guaranteed to have a meltdown if he’s tired and we mete out strong consequences for bad behavior. As he’s marching to his room, he’ll begin sobbing about how he’s a horrible person who can’t do anything right. It…
My daughter recently moved to a new school where, on the first day, she promptly fell hard for a little boy named Liam. According to our girl, Liam had “great hair,” was kind, and was smart. Apparently, this was the winning combination needed to steal her kindergarten heart. Since that first day, we’ve heard about…
The audit team was in our office for two weeks, which felt like four. My normally pleasant work environment was stressful, and tempers were uncharacteristically short. My job as a subcontract manager for a company that supports the Department of Defense is to negotiate and award contracts to other companies that partner with us. Because…
When my oldest daughter was born, many people immediately said she looked almost identical to her father, my husband. We quickly matched up baby pictures, and they were right. She’s his image and name bearer, yet she’s unique. She has both my nervous personality and my slight build. She has my small ears, my wide…
We preach kindness to our children. We seek to show love, compassion, and respect to the people around us. Too often, though, we’re unkind and neglectful to one of God’s cherished creations: the woman we see in the mirror every day. I’m not talking about manicures and massages here—although I think those are important too….
“Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the time to come. Her mouth speaks wisdom, and loving instruction is on her tongue. She watches over the activities of her household and is never idle. Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also praises her.” (Proverbs 31:25–28 CSB) Ah,…