For a long time, I struggled to find the right symbol for Mom Leaves A Legacy. Not because there weren’t beautiful options. But because none of them fully captured what this space has become. Mom Leaves A Legacy didn’t start as a brand strategy or a perfectly planned business idea. It started as something much…
I’ve spent a lot of time lately thinking about opportunity cost. Which probably isn’t surprising, considering I’m an accountant. For anyone who doesn’t spend their days staring at spreadsheets, opportunity cost is essentially the value of what you give up when you choose one thing over another. Every decision has a cost. Every yes means…
Last week, I asked a pretty simple question: What the hell happened to me? I hadn’t written anything new in months. I hadn’t prayed. I’d barely been to church unless somebody needed me to work a desk. I was exhausted, overwhelmed, frustrated, and honestly couldn’t see an end to any of it. I had disappeared…
I haven’t written here since July 7. Today is September 23. When I realized that yesterday, my first thought was that it couldn’t possibly be right. July feels like it happened six months ago. Maybe a year. Surely more than eleven weeks have passed since I was regularly sitting down to write. But no. Eleven…
There are seasons when I look at our checking account after the bills are paid and think, Okay…now what? There’s a little money left, but not enough to do everything I’d like to do. The emergency fund could use a little more. The car will eventually need repairs. The kids always seem to need something.…
Recovery. For a long time, I thought that word only belonged to people recovering from addiction, surgery, or a serious injury. I never considered that recovery could also describe the countless moments in everyday life when we have to find our footing again after disappointment, heartbreak, anxiety, grief, conflict, or failure. As moms, we are…
Every time I hear a sermon about giving, my stomach tightens. Not because I don’t want to be generous. But because I immediately start doing math. I’d love to tithe. I really would. But when giving ten percent means wondering how we’ll pay the electric bill, put gas in the car, or buy groceries, the…
Have you ever been perfectly content with your life until you opened social media? Maybe your day wasn’t extraordinary, but it was good. The kids were fed. The bills were paid. Laundry was folded—or at least moved from the washer to the dryer. Life felt manageable. Then you opened Instagram. Suddenly you’re scrolling past spotless…
There are seasons when my planner feels like a game of Tetris. Work deadlines compete with family responsibilities. Volunteer commitments overlap with appointments. The laundry needs folded, the dishes need washed, emails need answered, and someone always needs a ride somewhere. By the time I crawl into bed at night, I often find myself wondering…
There are seasons when lack seems to be everywhere we look. Not necessarily financial lack, although that can certainly be part of it. Sometimes the things we feel we’re lacking are much harder to measure. Time. Energy. Patience. Answers. Margin. Direction. Confidence. Rest. Lately, I’ve found myself focusing on what feels unfinished. There’s another school…
There have been seasons when I’ve wondered if I’m too focused on money. Not because I dream of luxury vacations or designer handbags. Most of the time, my financial thoughts revolve around something much simpler: security. I want to know the bills will be paid. I want to know there’s enough for groceries, unexpected expenses,…