Unnesting

Last night we decided to order take-out from a local pizzeria. We wanted to do our part to support a small business during COVID. And I wanted a night free from meal prep. My husband went in the ... Read More about The Goodness of Good Friday

Just beyond my back steps is a lilac bush, a years-ago Mother’s Day gift from my family. Today I noticed that its bare limbs are beginning to produce the tiniest of buds. This evidence of new life, ... Read More about Hope in the Midst of Uncertainty

The coffee shop was abuzz with conversation and energetic music. Leaning forward I strained to hear Maria, a mom of eight and grandmother of thirteen, as she shared some of the unexpected moments she ... Read More about There Will be Fruit

Note: There are no affiliate links in this post. Let me just begin by sharing that my heart’s desire is to understand how we as women transition through, and are transformed by, the unnesting ... Read More about Resource Review: Axis, The Cultural Translator (website)

This unnesting process, the releasing of our children and watching as they grow into adulthood, eventually taking flight, it’s hard on a mother’s heart. I reflected on this throughout the ... Read More about Oh the Possibilities!

Recently several mom friends, each on separate occasions, confided concern over the risky behaviors their children were engaging in – the kind we all worry about: drugs, alcohol and ... Read More about Just Part of the Journey