But shouldn’t I feel bad about this?
Let’s be honest: sometimes we torture ourselves because we believe we deserve it or that it’s the right thing to do. I mean, shouldn’t I feel bad? After all, my son isn’t [...]
What does this say about me?
When my son first told me he wasn’t going to serve a mission, of course my mind filled with doubt and fear. Doubt about my parenting. Fear about our relationship (not because I [...]
Just because they say it, doesn’t mean it’s true
Like a lot of other LDS families, our drive home after church usually consists of me asking everyone else what they learned. Oftentimes the answers from my kids is short and sweet, and [...]
Agency is for the birds… or is it?
As a life-long Mormon, the whole idea of agency has always been a part of my understanding. I learned about it in classes at church, through my own studies, and it’s actually one of the [...]
This is NOT really happening…
I sat at the kitchen table, looking at my son, wondering if I had heard him correctly. Did he really just say he wasn’t going to serve a mission? Time seemed to stand still, yet a million [...]
Peace Amid the Storm
This morning I woke up with an intense desire to connect with all the LDS women struggling because their sons didn’t serve the church mission they imagined he would. Whether you never even [...]
