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When Your Heart Breaks for Your Child
Dear fellow parent, Today I want to share a letter with you for those days when the weight of your heart feels heavy for your children. For the days when you can't help but feel like their life is turning out in heartbreaking ways. For the days when the heaviness of...
3 Perfect Fall Recipes You Should Try
One of my favorite summer activities is gardening! It's become one of my favorite empty nest hobbies to watch the plants and flowers bloom and grow. They make the perfect backdrop while enjoying summer evenings on our porch. Now that the seasons are changing, it’s...
10 Summer Activities to Do With Your Teen
Is there any better season than summer? It’s one of my favorite times of year because I enjoy gardening and the opportunity to take regular walks outside. Now that I'm an empty-nester, I also love summer because I get to spend extra time with my grandchildren while...
Replacing Lies with Truth
What goes on between our ears can cause us more problems than we even realize. There’s a very good reason the Bible tells us to take every thought captive (2 Corinthians 10:5). Too often, we let our thoughts go out of control, fueling a wildfire of fear and anxiety,...
A Mama’s Heart: An Open Letter to Moms
Dear mama, Thinking back, I remember the days each of my children joined our family like it was yesterday. The excitement. The fear. The love. The anxiousness. The unknown. I'm sure you do as well. For our biological children, I remember the hospital. I remember the...
A Morning Routine for a Connected Marriage | #MarriageMonday
In the past, we have shared about some shifts we have made to our evening routine to feel better connected in our marriage. We thought it's about time we talk about better connecting in the morning as well! The mornings are such an important part of the day for...
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Redefining Your Second Half of Life with Dawn Barton | Episode 144
As I talk to women in the second half of their lives, I often run into the belief that the most meaningful moments of life are behind them. But what if the most meaningful moments of life are really yet to come? I talk about this in my Empty Nest, Full Life book. This...
The Power of a Praying Mom with Brooke McGlothlin | Episode 133
How do you find peace when you are not in a very peaceful state of mind? And where do you find the words to talk to God about peace when it feels like your whole life is spinning out of control? In a world that is filled with stress and anxiety, it can seem that peace...
Parenting Your Wayward Adult Kids with Joy with Mary DeMuth | Episode 126
There comes a time when every child steps into adulthood and starts to make their own choices. Some of those choices are ones we agree with, while others are not. How can we reconcile our relationship with our adult children, even in the face of our own heartache? How...
My Breast Cancer Journey | Episode 68
"You have breast cancer." I heard those words on a Wednesday morning when I got a phone call that turned my world upside down. This week marks eight years since I heard the words that no woman wants to hear. It’s honestly hard to believe that phone call was so long...
Trusting God When Life Takes An Unexpected Turn with Kristen Clark | Episode 119
Has your life gone precisely as you would have chosen? In one way or another, we all would probably answer that question with a resounding "no." It's no secret that life can be unpredictable. The plans we dream about and make don't always become our realities. When...
The Beauty of Boundaries with Lysa TerKeurst | Episode 118
Today, we are talking about a subject many of us struggle with in one way or another—boundaries. We ask ourselves: Is it unloving or selfish to set a boundary? As Christians, aren’t we called to be long-suffering and grace-giving? If you’ve ever wrestled with these...
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