CARA MCLAUCHLAN LIFE

How surfing taught me to be brave and bring forth something outlandish from my heart for no good reason.

How long car rides might actually be the secret sauce to connect with your teenage child.

What I learned from a box on my front porch and the importance of being present to others.

My dad, Cesar Colon-Bonet, my son, Campbell and me celebrating Masters Week in 2004. For me, the two best things about spring are the...

An Excerpt from Nourish: Encouragement for Parents Homeschooling Through High School Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash Nothing pursued...

I thought I was a good neighbor before the pandemic. It turns out, I had a lot to learn.

Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash I call it the “Year of the Broccoli.” My husband calls it his skinny jeans season. Regardless, about...

Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash When’s the last time you shared, out loud, what you truly want? For me, it’s been a long time. Dreaming...

Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash “The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen...

Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving,...

Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash “… always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in...

Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist...

Every year at this time, one of my favorite bloggers, Anne Bogel from Modern Mrs. Darcy asks, “what is saving your life right now?"

Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash “Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power...

Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash "Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you I trust. Make me know the way I should...

An excerpt from Nourish, Encouragement for Parents Homeschooling Through High School releasing Winter 2021. Photo by Debby Hudson on...

“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and...

“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.” Psalm...

Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden.” Matthew 5:14 (NLT) My...

Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash “Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him;” Psalm 37:7 When I read the Psalms, they slow me...