Wendy Pope

Never once did we ever walk alone!

For years I lived with the misguided notion that I was in control. I am naturally a person who thrives on having all the bases covered and knowing I can take care of myself and my family. Maybe you can relate. I spend time scheduling every minute of my family’s lives to get our agenda…

You’re an overcomer!

Hot and humid weather made playtime in the yard almost unbearable. I just couldn’t push my kids on their swings one more time in the stifling southern heat, but we were all going stir-crazy in the house. School had been out for a month and a half and we’d done every craft, watched every movie,…

Here is a song that has inspired me this week!

My four-year-old had become quite insistent about walking into school alone, adamantly declaring that he could do it himself. But I knew that an independent, spirited preschooler and a busy parking lot did not mix. Griffin couldn’t understand why I had to walk with him. In an attempt to not extinguish his self-sufficient spirit, I…