Between the Naptimes

So, it’s naptime. All three of my kids (six, four, and two years old) nap at the same time everyday. PRAISE. JESUS. Many days – or if I’m honest, in this season most days – I walk down the stairs after tucking them in feeling an equal amount of relief and...

The Summer Slide

People from my generation as a child of the 70s will all understand why you avoided the metal slide at certain hours of the day. As painful of an event as that could be, some children experience a different kind of pain with the summer slide, albeit not the one at the...

Do We Model Inter-generational Faith?

Moses and Joshua I remember the beginning days of Tamán, the prayer ministry I oversee, when my team and I went through the Bible trying to find the perfect verse to shape our ministry culture. After going through a number of verses, God brought me back to my favorite...

Life Can be Hard and Good

I dismissed the crying when I first heard it. I had just finished laying Ashlyn down for the night, and figured I’d give our 9-month-old a moment to calm down before intervening. But after a minute, I realized that it wasn’t her after all. Leaving the...

Coparenting with God

I felt cheated. When your husband leaves a week before your baby turns one, you don’t get to enjoy first birthday parties, first steps, or first words. I was cheated out of all of it. As life continued, I felt more cheated. Every time a married friend told me she was...