Blog - Sherylee Kartchner Coaching

Love Doesn’t Require You to Pretend Everything is Okay

What if trying to keep the peace with your child is actually keeping you from the closeness you want? Sometimes love sounds less like, “I’m fine,” and more like, “This is hard for me, and I love you.” Those two things can exist together. You can love your child deeply and struggle with some of their choices. You can wish something were different and still have a close relationship with them. And you can tell

The Beautiful Ways God Shows Up in Your Life

Have you ever stood somewhere so beautiful that it almost took your breath away? Maybe it was a mountain stretching into the clouds, a river winding through a canyon, or a rainbow appearing after a storm. In those moments, it can feel easy to recognize God. Recently, I’ve spent time driving through Glacier National Park, hiking in Telluride, traveling the Going-to-the-Sun Road, and visiting Waterton in Canada. Again and again, the beauty around me reminded

When You Can’t See God Working in Your Childs Life

Have you ever had one of those moments when you wonder, God, where are You? What are You doing? How is this going to turn out? Maybe your adult child is making choices you never expected. Perhaps their relationship with the Church has changed. You have prayed, worried, hoped, and tried to figure out what you should say or do next. When you are right in the middle of it, trusting God with your adult

How Loving Your Whole Story is a Gift You Need

What if one of the greatest gifts you could give yourself isn’t changing who you are? What if it’s learning to love the woman you were, the woman you are today, and the woman you’re still becoming? For many of us, that doesn’t come naturally. We look back and see mistakes we wish we could undo. Then, we look at who we are today and notice all the ways we think we should be doing

How to Trust in the Gift of Agency

What if trusting your adult child’s agency means accepting that they get to make choices you desperately wish they wouldn’t make? That’s where agency gets hard. It’s easy to call agency a gift from God when you like the choices your children are making. But what happens when you don’t? Maybe your adult child has left the Church. Perhaps they’re in a relationship you’re worried about. They could be making choices that leave you lying

When Being the Strong One Becomes Too Heavy

Have I ever told you that the story of Mary and Martha has always bothered me? I know that might sound strange, especially because it’s one of the most well-known stories in the New Testament. Yet every time I read it, I find myself asking the same question. If nobody is making dinner, who’s going to feed everyone? If nobody is preparing the house, where will everyone sleep? I’ve always been a Martha. I’m the

How to Find Peace When You Can’t Change the Outcome

Have you ever found yourself praying the same prayer over and over? “Heavenly Father, please help them come back. Please soften their heart. Please help me know what to do.” Then the days turn into weeks. The weeks become months. Sometimes even years pass, and nothing seems to change. If you’re the mother of an adult child whose choices have taken a different path than you hoped or prayed for, you know how heavy that

The Strength Hidden in One Women’s Story

Have you ever wondered if God sees what you’re carrying? Maybe you’ve prayed about the same concern for months or even years. Perhaps you’ve pleaded for a child who has stepped away from faith, struggled through health challenges, or simply felt emotionally exhausted. At times, it can seem like heaven is quiet. If you’ve ever felt unseen or forgotten, the story of the woman with the issue of blood offers one of the most hope-filled

The Truth About Hard Sundays

Have you ever sat in the church parking lot and wondered if you had the emotional energy to walk inside? Not because you don’t love the gospel or because you’ve lost your testimony. Simply because life feels heavy. Maybe you’re chasing a toddler through the hallway while everyone else seems to be listening to the lesson. Maybe you’re sitting alone because your husband is serving in a calling. Or maybe you’re sitting alone because he no

The Beautiful Truth Hidden in Esther’s Story

Have you ever looked at your life and wondered, “How did I end up here?” Maybe you imagined motherhood differently. You pictured family dinners where everyone gathered around the table, attended church together, and shared the same beliefs. Instead, you’ve spent countless nights praying for an adult child, wondering if your family will ever feel whole again. If that’s where you are today, I want you to know you’re not alone. The story of Esther