This summer, I’ve found myself belting out “In Summer!” like Olaf from Frozen. (I’ll spare you from the singing.) Something about this summer just has me excited! I’m loving not …
Happiest Mother’s Day | Julie
I’m a mom to only one child, so my mom experience could be very different from yours. While your issue could be finding a place where your oldest child can …
Springing Forward | Julie
like to think of myself as a planner. Since becoming a mother, some of those planner skills have vanished. But in my mind, my life is still organized, despite the …
Ask For Help | Julie
How are your New Year’s resolutions going? Most of us will give up on those resolutions by the end of the month, so maybe we should think about them a …
Changing Perspective | Julie
I’m in that trying season of life when everything I say or do embarrasses my son. My sweet boy who would climb into my lap and cuddle me, suddenly hates …
Inquiet | Julie
My son has gone to a French immersion school since kindergarten. I figured out pretty quickly that I needed to supplement my high school French classes from 25 years ago …
Finding Joy | Julie
When I was a kid, I took piano lessons. I wanted so bad to do well. Mostly because my older sister played beautifully. But my fingers were never as graceful …
Moving from Suffering to Hope | Julie
My son Finn recently had a stomach virus. It only lasted a few days, but he was pretty miserable. He was angry and questioning why God allowed it to happen. …
Two Are Better Than One | Julie
I will admit, when I began working at LifeSongs over 20 years ago, I wished things were different. I wished there was an organization that could carry the financial burden …
Weary | Julie
I ended 2020 with surgery on my shoulder. I knew the recovery would be long, but I didn’t realize it would feel so long. And I am weary. Not only …