Good news, moms. You are almost to the finish line. In just a few hours, you won't be able to "do" any more. You will just get to be.

You have worked hard to get it all done and if you are like me, there is always more that can be done. But at some point, we have to draw our lines so we don't miss out on the things that really matter.

Today is a holiday and for many of our children, they will celebrate ion their classroom. You were probably up late helping write out all those little cards so your child(ren) could proudly walk into their classroom and hand them out to their classmates.

I am spending time with my son, who graduated from college a few weeks ago and is getting ready to move out of state to take his first full-time position. He will be 24 in just a few months. which I know ages me greatly.

Before you write me off, listen to someone who is saying good-bye on a whole new level.

Time will go so quickly you won't know what happened.

Change is never easy, no matter how old we are. It is something that comes with life but very few of us know how to do it well. But it is a gift we can give our kids if we know how to deal with it ourselves.

A young mom who is moving to another state asked me last night if I had any thoughts on how to help her kids deal with the transition. I shared with her the following thoughts:

December is a mom's most challenging month. Class parties, church events, shopping and entertaining are all compacted into one month that stretches us in many directions. It is a a time that is designed to focus on the hope of Christmas and for many moms, is just another month to endure.