A few years ago I had an interesting conversation with my youngest daughter. It truly isn’t unusual for us to have these scratch your head kind of conversations. She is…
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Mom 15 Minute Vacation Day
There are days when muttering under my breath is all I seem to do. When complaints cross my lips like sprinters crossing finish lines. When all I can think of…
The Perfect Season
I remember one of the first times I heard about seasons in a woman’s life. It was at a Bible study on Proverbs 31. We were discussing how to interpret…
The Gardener I Want to Be
All my life I’ve wanted to be a gardener … a master gardener. I’ve longed for a green thumb. Mine has a decidedly blackish tint—my thumb is the touch of…
Living in a Cracker Box
Sometimes I feel like I’m living in the bottom of an old cracker box—full of crumbs and cracker dust. Seriously, everywhere I look is a preponderance of dust and dog…
My Most Effective Ministry
So I have this really effective ministry: God has called me to live in such a way that other people, especially parents, feel better about themselves. I just have to…
No Such Thing as Normal
I recall standing up before a class of 5th and 6th graders teaching them grammar and thinking, How do I do this? How do I pretend that this is just…
MomLife Today MOMents
Teresa’s MOMent (Editor’s Note: At times we feel led to share Mom Stories from moms who write to us. We ask that you would lift up a prayer for Teresa,…
Not Because of Who I Am
Today I was listening to one of my favorite worship songs. It’s about who God is. Oh, how I love the reminder … Jehovah Jireh … my Provider Jehovah Nissi…
Do You Know How to Fly Pants?
For the past several years I’ve referred to my major mode of movement often …flying by the seat of my pants. Oh, I try to plan. I’m a planner at…