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7 Truths When Your Child is a Missionary
My family and I recently returned from a mission trip in Monterrey, Mexico, where our daughter, Jenna, is a full time missionary. She went on a mission trip her junior year in high school and spent Christmas Day at an orphanage in Mexico. When I read her senior...
7 Principles of Powerful Prayer
Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 We walked through the children's home on a prayer walk, being instructed on how to pray at the various locations: the entrance of the home, the playground, the library, the toy room, and the rooms for the...
Sacred and Holy Moments
Certain moments are sacred and holy, and the depth of the experience cannot be expressed. But the Holy Spirit speaks for us when we can’t on our own.
Parenting a Ministry Instead of a Child
I met Bekah Shaffer at a speaking conference last year. As I learned more of her journey, I asked her to write a post for you. Her words are important. I learn a lot from her commitment to God. I'd love to hear what you learn from her story: From Bekah. My husband and...
10 Ways You Idolize Your Kids
It’s sneaky and subtle, but it’s easy to idolize your children, putting them in a position above God. Here are ten identifiers that indicate you may worship and enable your kids.
49 Lessons from 49 Years
This week I turn 50. Ministry is full right now, so I'll be concise about 49 significant things I've learned in 49 years of life. Here you go. 49 Life Lessons Life is short. As Tim McGraw says, "Life like you were dying." It's what I taught my history students. Life...
Stepping Out in Faith
Believing the unseen is one of the hardest things a Christian can do. It’s called faith and it is more of a head game than a heart game. Here’s what it looks like to step out in faith.
The Problem with Raising Good Kids {A Give Away}
Words are important. Saying you’re raising “good kids” has multilayered connotations. Join author Melanie Mock in exploring the problem with good kids and enter a drawing for her new book, “Worthy: Finding Yourself in a World Expecting Someone Else.”
Parenting and Struggle by Kate Motaung (A Giveaway)
I'm excited to introduce you to Kate Motaung and share a giveaway of her new book "A Place to Land." It's an amazing memoir that will resonate with you. Here's a parenting connection she made with principles from Fledge: Launching Your Kids Without Losing Your Mind....
The Art of Giving Yourself Grace
A young mom, I laid sobbing on our couch in our basement. It was my reaction to a comment I received that day. A comment which validated feelings of unworthiness and unacceptability. I laid there, loathing myself. “Why did you make me this way?” I asked God. His...
Mom You’re Too Much and (A Give Away)
"Mom, you're too much" my teenager said on Saturday. The youngest boy is cursed with living with a fledging mom who works from home and counsels others. That makes for a lot of words stuffed in midlife woman who's hormonal and a natural emotional extrovert. Similar to...
An Honest Note from A Fledge Mom
A note to readers from a mom in the season of Fledge and how the book has ministered to her in unexpected ways.