When I first started seeing my therapist, I assumed I'd go a handful of times, grab some skills, and be on my merry, well adjusted way. ...

 I interview each of my kids on their birthdays and keep record of that here on my blog. Here are Will's seven year old answers. 1. What...

 I interview each of my kids on their birthdays and keep record of that here on my blog. Here are Will's six year old answers. 1. What i...

1. What is your favorite T.V. Show? The Office 2. What did you have for breakfast? Today? Uhhhhhhhh. I didn't have anything. (And then w...

               If a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, then a thousand hallelujahs begin with just a single note. For ma...

Will’s face appeared in my doorway as I was pulling myself into the conscious world. “Mommy,” he said, “will you make me pancakes?” I told h...

  Never have I ever had a more upsetting dream than the one I had last night. I woke up with tears streaming down my face and proceeded to b...

In both our previous church and the one I currently serve, I’ve tried to be authentically real. If I pretend to be someone I’m not, what goo...

I always ask my kids a series of questions on or near their birthdays. Here are Garrett's as a 15 year old. 1. What is your favorite T.V...

 Annie F. Downs, author, speaker, podcaster, and self proclaimed loud laughter has a tattoo. It says, simply and not at all simply, "Sa...

 Dear Will, Once again, I have no excuse for why I'm writing you a birthday letter almost a full month after your birthday. Not really, ...

I interview each of my kids on their birthdays and keep record of that here on my blog. Here are Will's five year old answers. 1. What i...

 Dear Matthew, For the life of me, I cannot find a letter for your 11th birthday and here you are turning 12. What happened? How did I fail ...

1. What is your favorite T.V. Show? This is Us.  2. What did you have for breakfast? Coco Puffs. ( I do not buy Coco Puffs. The school puts ...

I was born a perfectionist and raised in a structured home. We were taught how to behave and we didn't really challenge that. We fell in...