I taught 2nd and 3rd grade from 2001 until 2005 when I had my first child in June. Right before the end of the school year, my 3rd graders threw me a baby shower. It was 🥹. Today, I got invited to the baby shower of one of those 3rd graders! 😭😭😭

But there's more ... Each year, our school held an auction near the end of the year to raise money for the art teacher. Each class would make something for the auction. The mom-volunteer working with my class got a local hobby shop to donate a large, raw wood toy chest. She came in ...

#PCA please hear us. Women serving in the church isn't just about women feeling appreciated and the church body benefitting from our gifts (though it isn't less than that). This week, there is one very important aspect I want you to think about: (cont) The lack of visible female leadership in the church impacts how all members think about women. If women are weak, easily deceived, bad at theology and logic, and always trying to usurp authority it's no wonder they aren't believed when they report abuse to men in charge. (cont)

One of the most helpful things my mother (an LPC) ever taught me about abuse dynamics was this: The greater the disparity between public persona and private reality, the greater the dysfunction.

Here's why this understanding is so important... We all understand that the version of ourselves people see in public is not exactly the same as the version someone might see if they observed us at home. We lose our tempers. We snap back. We fail to keep our responsibilities. And not everyone sees all of our worst qualities...

My oldest three attend a ballroom dancing group they love. The leadership is very explicit about appropriate attire. Of course the rules for girls are much more lengthy and detailed than for boys. OK, we knew this going in and we had talks about the difference between ... Following the rules set by a certain group for *their* events vs an overall understanding of what true modesty looks like (not particularly focused on shoulders and skirt length). Last week, my daughter was called aside and given a talk about the inappropriateness of her ...

Recently I heard a conservative theologian accuse those who disagree with Complementarianism of "elevating experience over reason and the Bible. On the surface, that sounds like a valid complaint. It is possible to promote personal experience over objective truth unreasonably. But please be aware that this isn't a one-sided danger. There is actually a corresponding ditch we could fall into, and that is the mistake of disregarding experience or treating it as irrelevant.