When waves of nostalgia hit, the gospel reminds us to hold the past both gratefully and realistically—and to fix our eyes on the hope yet to come.

As seasons of motherhood change and our children are less in our care, we can entrust them to our heavenly Father who faithfully cares for us and our children in every season.

We all want an A+ grade for our reputation and our kids’ good behavior , don’t we? But the gospel says our kids aren’t projects to ace, but sinners in need of grace.