Parenting is hard. Just when I feel like I have a rhythm for how I need to show up, things change and it can feel like …
Fear
When We Remove Fear
I often say I am a recovering control freak and a recovering perfectionist. I use the word “recovering” because I have …
My Immanuel Labor Story
When Chris and I found out I was pregnant with our first child, I was excited. For a number of years, I eagerly …
Where is Immanuel When I am Choking?
"Where is Immanuel When I am Choking?" is the question my husband and I had to address with our son the other night. We …
Thunder and Terror
Our older son Matthew used to have an intense fear of thunder and storms since he was a little boy. We worked hard with …
“Mommy, how do I know if it’s Jesus?”
Andrew (our 7-year-old) still struggles at times with feeling afraid at night when it is time for bed. We pray together, …