We are THAT Family
Hi there, world changer. I’m glad you’re here. I hope my words encourage you as a wife and mom and remind you that you’re not alone in your yes to God. It’s okay to be real and a little irreverent and mostly vulnerable in this safe space. Deep down, I think there’s a little bit of that family in all of us.
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I’m wild about sweet tea and I have a thing for globes and maps. I love color and words and my house has a lot of both. I’m parenting teens and a tween with my husband slash best friend of more than 20 years. I’m the founder of Mercy House and Fair Trade Friday and sometimes I write books. I love traveling and experiencing new cultures, trying new foods, and I’m a big fan of all things fair trade. I share my broken and beautiful story in my memoir, Rhinestone Jesus, and I share how it’s changed the way we parent in Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World. My life is messy and redeemed and I’m grateful for the chance to live it.
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Guest post by Janel Breitenstein It’s been a rough month for a lot of people around the United States. As I type, there are children in Florida and Montana and Texas whose lives have been precisely, heart-rendingly divided into before and after. In all these dark days, there is a sliver of ... Read More
"When are you going to forgive me?" he asked quietly as I walked past him in the bed, throbbing leg elevated under a massive pile of pillows. I stopped mid-stride. I had just refilled his ice bags, served him a meal on a TV tray and fished the remote from under the bed. I was tempted to ... Read More
You guys. I'm in the throws of parenting two teens and a tween. It's the most amazing and exhausting journey with the highest highs and lowest lows. Can I get an amen? This was a good week. I actually told a friend that I was in love with my kids. Last week though . . .Man, it felt like a bad ... Read More
Guest post by Arlene Pellicane I know she had good intentions when she asked the question. She asked my husband James, “Don’t you think your children are missing out? You don’t let them play video games or have phones. Don’t you think you are stifling their development?” He was puzzled by ... Read More
