Warning...this episode is an extremely personal one. 

I want to talk to you about raising girls. Now, let me throw this out there. I am in no way, shape, or form a parenting expert. Heck, I have made so many questionable parenting decisions that I won’t even pretend like I have it all together in this department. But I do talk to a lot of moms throughout my days and weeks. And I think that when it comes down to it, we are doing the best we can.

I look at my daughter Paisley. She’s 11…a spunky, creative, happy, joyful, sweet 5th grader. She sees the world through different eyes than I do. She doesn’t see the evil that’s out there, but she will. Thankfully, she hasn’t had a tough time at school, but chances are she will feel left out or lonely or different at some point. I started thinking about things I wish I would have known growing up. I started thinking about things I want to work hard to teach her. At the end of the day, I don’t need her to be perfect, popular, the smartest, the most athletic, or the prettiest. I need her to be herself. I hope to teach her much more…but here are 5 things that I pray I can teach her.

#1 - Your body is amazing.

#2 - Stay weird.

#3 - Not everyone’s opinion matters.

#4 - Keep dreaming.

#5 - Always search for truth.

Enjoy!