As I emerge from the cool river, I perceive what sounds like thunder. But as I listen more closely, I hear it. A Voice. A Voice I've...

In our second episode on the Deconstructing Mamas podcast (LIVE on March 8th), Esther Joy Goetz, the second half of the dynamic hosting...

Okay. I'm saying it out loud. Ukraine. Violence. War. Power. Greed. Until recently, I was all about how Jesus will come on a WAR HORSE at...

Lean in and hear this whisper shout, kids. No matter what you've heard all your life, you don't have to play nice. In fact, you...

To launch our Deconstructing Mamas podcast, Lizz Enns Petters, one of the dynamic hosting duo, shares her story of hardship, heartbreak,...

So what is a girl to give herself for her birthday? Especially a mid-life girl. One who has messed up and fessed up and who is still...

(Welcome to my guest blogger, my daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Meassick) February 18 is the birthday of Esther Joy Goetz. Throughout her...

Dear Younger Us on our first Valentines Day, We see you in the store picking out just the right card that says the exact words to express...

I’ve been told all my life to preach the gospel. Live the gospel. BE the gospel. And lately, I'm having lots of not-so-light...

I remember the very first time it happened. I was handing the “snack that smiles back” to my toddler at play group and one mom said to...

If your big kid is still at home or away from home, this is great way to remind them that they're never too old to have some Valentine...

Driven. Workaholic. Adrenaline junkie. Type A. 24/7. Savior of the world (or at least my world). All of these and more. That was me....

People thought we were having an affair as we sat at the community pool and laughed and hugged and engaged in some seemingly very serious...

The other night, I pulled out a very well-worn book that I keep going back and back to. I have a few of these in my life. These are the...

Perhaps it’s not our job to make God happy. We’ve tried every which way. Obeying our parents (except when we didn’t). Being a good spouse...

There's this bad driver in my life. She's there, steering me down a road that DOES NOT lead me where I really want to go: the space of...

Prayer is weird. It's one of those things that every person has an opinion about. And for some people, they are strong ones. What it is....

Finding the beets upside-down in the vegetable drawer first thing in the morning, their bright red juice settled into the cracks, almost...

That feeling has been rising up within me. The pressure to do better, be better... STRIVE. FIX. MAKE.IT.HAPPEN. It happens to me every...

I always tell myself that I'm going to do it differently. The next time my daughter is upset. I want to just listen. Intently. Not talk....