Parenting

"I used to know who I was, who you were, who we were. But right now I don’t. Right now I am looking for my edges and I can sometimes only find them when I am pulling on you. When I push everything I used to know to its edge. Then I feel like I exist and for a minute I can breathe."

We have this tension of clinging tightly to the last moment and proudly letting go and still hoping they make wise choices.

As Christians, we are called to love, and as a parent we are called to love our children. Seems simple, right? Of course parents love their children! But do they show that love in the best way possible?

“There’s been a few occasions where I’ve tried and tried and still nothing. It’s generally a culmination of, how can I get in contact with him if I need to?”

"I have no kids, I'm not a father, not married.. but i cried."

"It’s given when we least deserve it, and it’s given in love. Out of the many life hacks, I want to teach my daughters, the most important is this..."

"She stared at it and threw it in the trash and slammed the bedroom door."

It’s okay if it’s all too much sometimes and it’s okay to push through the tears and exhaustion. It’s okay to take a day at the spa and it’s okay if taking a shower every 2-3 days feels like a victory.