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One Resolution I’ll Keep (and One I Might Not)

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Hard to believe it’s New Year’s Eve again already! Did you keep your resolutions for 2018? Have you made new ones for 2019? I have two resolutions for the New Year. One is to declutter the house, which makes my kids laugh. But the other is far more pertinent to you, my friend. I resolve to publish at least three more novels in 2019, and more if possible. So how can you stay current with my updates? Sign up for my newsletter!

The newsletter is not the same thing as my blog. Whereas my blog is largely devotional and inspirational posts, the newsletter contains the latest news on my upcoming books, as well as occasional contests and giveaways, special offers, reader’s questions, and reviews on books I’m reading. I promise not to flood your inbox with updates from me. I’ll publish a newsletter at the beginning of each month, and occasionally a shorter update for each launch date, but that’s it. Sign up today so you can get January’s newsletter tomorrow! Happy New Year!

Are We Failing Our Kids?

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Behind every good kid is a mom who’s pretty sure she’s screwing it all up.

I saw the meme on a friend’s Facebook page, and my first thought was, “Man, if that’s true, then my kids are gonna turn out awesome, because I’m pretty sure I’m completely failing at this parenting thing.” What is it about raising kids that makes me so vulnerable, so self-conscious, so quick to believe I’m failing? I worry that I’m letting my kids have too much processed food, that I’m disciplining them wrong, that I let them have too much screen time, that I don’t assign enough chores, that I yell too much, that I don’t spend enough quality time with them, that I don’t…The list goes on and on. Well-meaning parenting books often make me feel guilty or cause minor panic that I’m already messing up my kids by doing things wrong. But ultimately, the test of whether or not I’m failing as a parent boils down to one question.

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Caution: Work in Progress

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Had anyone stopped by my house yesterday, they would have been greeted by complete chaos. The kids and I were taking down the Christmas tree, so ornaments, boxes, storage bins, and strings of lights were strewn about the living room. Branches of the artificial tree were tossed around haphazardly. My two-year-old’s blocks and wooden train track pieces were mixed in with the Christmas stuff. One could hardly walk through the room, it was so cluttered. It was a total disaster. But that was okay. It was, after all, only temporary. It was a work in progress. Continue reading “Caution: Work in Progress” →

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