Five Thoughts for Mothers of Teens at (in)courage

Five Thoughts for Mothers of Teens at (in)courage

When a topic pops up continually in conversation or often catches my attention online, I wonder if it’s the Holy Spirit nudging me to write about it for others who are in the same place. Many of my friends and I are parenting teens, with fewer years of children living...
When We Give Each Other the Benefit of the Doubt @ (in)courage

When We Give Each Other the Benefit of the Doubt @ (in)courage

Recently, three friends and I joined thousands of buyers and sellers at the Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market, one of the world’s largest wholesale shows. We received guest passes, and although our name badges identified us as exhibitors, really...
Do You Have an Exit Strategy? today at (in)courage

Do You Have an Exit Strategy? today at (in)courage

The older my kids get — my youngest turns fourteen this month — the more I try to imagine what our empty nest years will look like. Because we spread the births of our eight children over nineteen years, we will have lived with children at home for at least...
Loving Those Who Hate Us at (in)courage

Loving Those Who Hate Us at (in)courage

Our heads bowed, our eyes closed. One final prayer and then the singing school our family attends each summer would come to an end. But I was startled by the minister’s words. After all, I’d never heard the phrase “hate my guts” used in prayer, much less in one at...
Lesson in Love from a Pop Song today at (in)courage!

Lesson in Love from a Pop Song today at (in)courage!

I drive down the road enjoying a rare moment when I control the radio in spite of a car full of kids. My taste runs toward 80s, jazz, and the Avett Brothers, while my kids’ tastes veer (sadly) in other directions. Control of the radio dial involves a battle of...

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