Yellow jackets! Flying crazily in and out of a space between our Hardy Plank siding and the outer wall of our house. Hundreds of these ferocious critters had invaded that slim space doing who knows what! What if they managed to get inside? A home invasion—could that happen? "Of course it could!" my Worst Case... Continue Reading →
I often tell people that God rescued me my first night at UVA. I came to college a very new Christian, having been involved in McLean Teen Community Bible study where a group of men my age taught me to study the Bible for the first time in my life and showed me what a... Continue Reading →
In a week or less, UVA first years, transfer and returning students are moving into on-grounds and C'ville housing from all over the nation. Our MomsHooPray Move-In Tips are culled from a variety of sources and compiled over the last 15 years; they're sure to help you or someone you know. If you're not already... Continue Reading →
Congratulations to all MomsHooPray with Class of 2025 Graduates! In just a few weeks you too will watch your student "Walk the Lawn!" My own celebration way back in 2014 began with "sightings" of other MomsHooPray members. In the vast crowds of Valedictory and Final Exercises, I saw them. Unexpectedly spotting familiar faces, exchanging a... Continue Reading →
Be honest. Over the past years, months or weeks, did you "give way to anxiety or unease?" What about allowing your "mind to dwell on difficulty or troubles?" Have you struggled with "a state of anxiety and uncertainty over actual or potential problems?" Don't beat yourself up—most of us feel we need to be worried... Continue Reading →
I said amen to my prayers of frustration; I had searched high and low but found no group of moms to join in prayer for my rising college freshman, much less a group of moms to pray with who also had students headed to UVA. Leaving my burden at God's feet and feeling at peace,... Continue Reading →
Majoring In Prayer For Our Hoos 