UNBECOMING

It might not happen to my son, but it happened to her son.

Traveling backwards lets me control the narrative— my take on the storyline. This very control is what I am practicing releasing on a daily

Mother Teresa said if you want to change the world, go home and love your family. Yes, let’s go home to love our family, and let’s stay home

“Don’t worry, Mom, my school has a great lockdown plan. We have practiced.” I wish these conversations didn’t happen but they do. My...

Let it be pink. Let it be pink. Let it be pink. I had taken a silly Facebook quiz - “The Left or Right Brain Test.” Intentionally, I have...

She cried out home. I need me some home. Oh, I need some home. -Johnnyswim, “Home” Do you remember when we were kids and home base was...

“WE CAN CHANGE THE WEATHER IN OUR FLAT!” My husband does not even flinch when I burst into his office with a grand idea or revelation. I...

There was the time that my daughter used writing to breathe new life into me. On this day, I realized my nine year old had seen me, the real

It is easy for me to look at my early devotion as a mother and think I was “better” back then. If my kids slept, ate, and had on clean cloth

“Are you the adult that you want your child to grow up to be?” - Dr. Brené Brown I just finished reading Brené Brown’s Daring Greatly:...

That could have been me. I just can’t shake the idea that due to incredible luck beyond my control, I was born in the right place at the rig

“The trouble with simple living is that, though it can be joyful, rich, and creative, it isn’t simple.” -Doris Janzen Longacre We just...

This past week we were given a rare opportunity. Faculty members were offered two hours of professional development credit for attending...

"I'd like to be the ideal mother, but I'm too busy raising my kids." - Unknown I am about one sign up genius away from losing my....mind....

“You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts.You may house their bodies but not their souls,For...