Joy and Grief

by | Apr 6, 2017 | Life Issues

Joy and grief are unlikely friends. In our journey of parenting a child with special needs and global developmental delays, however, joy and grief are often neighbors in the same day, hour, or moment. I’ve been really scaling back on my time on social media lately....

How Can I Bloom if I Haven’t Been Planted?

by | Feb 28, 2017 | General

I recently had a conversation with a new friend who moved to the Twin Cities to pursue a dream. Her dream was to live close to one of her children (the other is across the country on her own adventure) and her future grandchild. In this huge step of faith, she had to...

The question behind the questions

by | Dec 12, 2016 | Trends

Our pastor recently talked about how he is more curious about the questions behind what people actually ask out loud than the questions themselves. He was talking about faith-based conversations, but I experience the need to practice this discipline more often when...

I See YOU.

by | Dec 8, 2016 | Relationships

In the hustle and bustle of the holidays right now, I wanted to take a moment to share something that has had a profound impact on my life. It’s something I use at home and try to incorporate at work, as well. I hope it brings a smile to your face and maybe...

Say What You’d Like to Hear

by | Aug 31, 2016 | Faith

When we were pregnant with our first baby, we explored a lot of different parenting styles and felt like the attachment mindset might fit our family well. I’ve seen the ups and downs of that since we started our parenting journey more than four and a half years ago....