When I had young children, I was lucky enough to have a couple of wonderful mentor moms in my life. They compassionately shared with me what they learned when their kids were young, including, how to foster a lifelong relationship with your children. They had...

As a mom, is your life what you thought it would be? Have you ever looked back over your life to see the circuitous route it took to get you where you are today? Did any of your “I’ll never do that!” turn into, “Well, of course I did!”? God has such a sense of humor. He allows us to think and plan whatever we like but, in the end, it is His plan that will prevail.

If you are a mom with young children, your heart probably jumped with excitement when you saw this topic. You If probably thought, “Finally! Someone is going to share wisdom and experience in wrangling these dearly loved, but wayward offspring of mine!”

When my older son was about a year old, I left him with my husband at home and took a solo trip to Costco. Who knew grocery trips can be therapy!