faith
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For The Daughter Who Never Felt Good Enough
Father’s Day always feels different than Mother’s Day for me.My dad and I loved each other, but our relationship wasn’t simple.For much of my life, I never quite felt like I was good enough for him. Looking back now, I think those feelings belonged more to me than they did to him, but when you’re
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My Favorite Flower Bed
Last winter, I scattered wildflower seeds along the side of our house.I imagined bright blooms dancing in the Oklahoma sunshine. I pictured a cheerful strip of color lining the walkway. Then I waited.Spring arrived, and my husband decided that area needed a little help. Not realizing I had already planted wildflower seeds months earlier, he
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FORGIVEN
I turned 54 this year and realized something gently but clearly: I’ve lived most of my life without self-confidence. Not in dramatic ways, just quietly. Measuring myself by how I looked, how I was perceived, and whether I felt chosen or enough. That way of thinking shaped more of my life than I realized. It
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The Mother I Became
When I was growing up, the dream in my heart was simple: I wanted to be a wife and a mother.But life doesn’t always unfold the way we imagine when we’re young. In my early twenties, I was diagnosed with PCOS, and after trying fertility treatments, it became clear that having biological children might not
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The Scale Isn’t Moving Back In
When my daughter mentioned the possibility of moving back in, my mind didn’t go to space or schedules.It went to a scale.“You can come,” I told her,“but your scale can’t.”She laughed and said, “That’s dumb.”And honestly… I understand why it sounds that way.It’s just a scale.But I’ve learned something about myself this year:If there’s a
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The Morning I Didn’t Measure
This morning started quietly.I had been up for a while, baking cookies while the house was still asleep. No noise, no rush—just the rhythm of something simple.When I finished, I sat down by the window. It was slightly open, just enough for the breeze to slip in. Spring-soft air. Birds just beginning their morning song.I