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Ten Thoughts for Younger Me

July 7, 2021 By Miriam McKenney 6 Comments

If you could talk to your younger self, what would you say? Miriam reflects on twenty-six years of being a parent as her youngest, a 2021 high school graduate, prepares to leave home.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: adult, adult children, college, daughters, empty nest, God, graduate, Jesus, love, mom, parenting, raising daughters, school, Spirit, transition

Pandemic Parenting: Letting Our Children Form Us

September 23, 2020 By Miriam McKenney 1 Comment

The choices our adult children make might surprise us. Be ready for anything and open to the Spirit.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: African-Americans, college, COVID-19, daughters, Family, raising daughters, Spirit, teenagers, together, university, young adults

Summer Goals

June 5, 2019 By Miriam McKenney Leave a Comment

Last Sunday, my youth group blessed themselves and each other when they set summer goals.

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Filed Under: Spiritual Practices, Way of Love Tagged With: goals, Jesus, Spirit, Way of Love, youth group

Feeling fear? Just say no. Have courage instead.

October 31, 2018 By Miriam McKenney 1 Comment

Feeling more fear than courage? Miriam reflects on loss, depression, and accepting God’s repeated invitation to be not afraid.

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Filed Under: Parenting, Prayer, Way of Love Tagged With: Bible, courage, fear, God, Jesus, loss, pray, Prayer, Spirit, teenagers, teens

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