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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It's the time of the year where if I don't write it down, it doesn't get done. Anyone else? I, mean, like yesterday, I actually wrote down on my To Do List, turn laundry over for the load that I've restarted in my washer twice since Sunday because I literally cannot.remember. Two of my kids were ... Read More
We walked down a red dirt road, dodging a thin, hungry-looking dog and a wayward goat eating from a pile of rotten food. We stepped over trash in our path as we passed row after row of small shacks. A couple of little kids dressed in rags played in the dirt with makeshift toys of rocks and sticks, ... Read More
I heard the tears the minute I picked up the phone, "Mom?" I empathized. I encouraged. I listened. I cried. I rallied. I prayed. I was there. But do you know what I couldn't do? I couldn't take away the pain. Do you know who I couldn't be? The person my kid needed the most. I have ... Read More
Nothing has helped me understand my freedom more than meeting women around the world in bondage. In honor of the great price paid for our freedom, we are offering free shipping at Mercy House Global. Let freedom ring! shop now It’s also valid on our amazing Webcast Holiday Box ... Read More
