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 →
Revisiting A Heavenly Celebration
Congratulations to all MomsHooPray with Class of 2024 Graduates! 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 wave, giving a quick hug or sending a text, "I SEE YOU!" felt like... Continue Reading →
Letter To A Recent Graduate
Congratulations to all MomsHooPray Class of 2022! Your Hoos did it! They walked the lawn and you joyfully celebrated them with loud cheering, cameras at the ready and cowbells clanging! How timely that the letter below just appeared in my inbox—sent by Theological Horizons—and what do you know? One of our very own Zoom MomsHooPray,... Continue Reading →
Testing Positive In A Pandemic
Well done, college praying moms. You have "tested positive" in the middle of a pandemic. You have chosen to think, speak, and act in ways that pass this test of faith—with love and creativity. Maybe you didn't always feel like it, and maybe you didn't always follow through, and it ain't over yet, but from... Continue Reading →
Stress Strategies
#Never Stress? If only! Stress is no respecter of blue skies or springtime. Nope, season in and season out, stress chills a sunny day and dampens our spirits. It weasels its way into our souls from so many trigger points, both negative or positive: Health issues. Exams. Interviews. Repopulating your nest. Moving your nest. Planning... Continue Reading →