I used to think becoming an adult would make life easier. Turns out, adulthood is a different place, but not an easier one. Be encouraged by the example of Christ. It’s okay to fall.

Holy friends “challenge the sins we have come to love, affirm the gifts that we are afraid to claim and help us dream dreams we otherwise would not dream.”

I know, I know—the last thing we parents need is an article encouraging us to “live in the tension.” Our lives can be tense and chaotic enough as it is without adding one more thing to our to-do list, filling our calendars with meetings, or adding to the lurking anxiety within our hearts. But I believe what the Lord wants me to share about “living in the tension” has merit, and will bring what I hope to be overwhelming amounts of comfort, if we embrace the following—together.