For the mom of littles at church every Sunday: You’re sitting in the back of the church, waiting for someone to start screaming so you can make a beeline to…
Babies & Toddlers
I’m Not Enjoying This: A Mom’s Journey to Experiencing God’s Joy
In all my years as a teen and young adult, I babysat exactly once. I remember the kids got mad at me because I didn’t cook their mac and cheese…
The Working Mom When Something’s Not Working: What Do We Do?
As I was writing and researching the Life Ready Woman Bible Study, one of the truths that most impacted me was just how much we modern women have bought into…
Relationships That Tell the Truth
“How are you?” I tilted my head and looked in her eyes. “Fine,” she nodded. But then the up-and-down of her head shifted to side-to-side. “Actually, I’m not.” My friend…
How To Never Give Up As a Parent
When my husband and I started talking about having a family, we never expected that twins would be a part of that equation. But after having five kids and…
The Importance of Building Character Part Three — Gratitude: The Seed of Contentment
It’s a scene that we’ve all witnessed and one that’s all too familiar to most moms: a screaming kid having a tantrum in the aisle of some store because he is…
How to Reconnect with Your Spouse as a New Parent
Remember the early days when you and your spouse first got married? You couldn’t wait to spend time together when you woke up in the morning. You spent hours just…
The Beauty of Do-Overs
The second the words left my mouth, I knew I blew it. I had been working so hard to build trust with this little boy who had his heart broken…
Is Motherhood a Burden?
My thoughts lead me down a path that I do not believe I am intended to go, but the path stretches before me and elicits words my sinful heart aches…
Having Vision for Who Your Children Will Become
I unloaded the dishwasher and listened as my girls giggled and chattered in the other room. They had dumped out the pieces of a board game, much too old for…