I happened to get an earlier start on my walk than usual the other day. The sun was beginning to break through a thick fog and all of the...

Dear Sweet Mom at the Consignment Shop, I noticed you with your camo leggings and high heels.  Actually, that’s the last thing I noticed...

How will our children know that God is good unless we tell them…unless they see it walked out in front of them? If they mostly see...

FEAR. It’s every woman’s battle. It’s every mom’s battle and certainly every homeschool mom’s battle. We worry about our kids, their...

Galatians 6:4,5 “Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to...

It’s a question I’ve been asked a million times and my answer is always, “I don’t.” It’s the truth. I may have eight kids, I may...

I love coffee…dark and strong with a little heavy cream and light sweetener. I’m not addicted to the caffeine (well, maybe a little), I...

I heard a voice in our home recently that I didn’t recognize.  Then I realized that it was our 14 year old. His voice just changed from a...

This week I had to apologize to one of our adult children. I had used mom guilt in order to be heard. I didn’t recognize it in the moment...

“Our way of being -in-the-world works its way into us through ritual and repetition. James K.A. Smith explains that a particular view of...

I held my husband’s hand as we walked to our church across the street. There was a break in the thunderstorm that had been threatening...

THE COMPARISON TRAP Galatians 6:4,5 “Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done,...

It wasn’t until I became a mom, that the reference to Mary at the Nativity scene really stood out to me. Motherhood changes our lives...

Moms, we are the ones our kids will look to the most to find out if God is really good. We spend the largest amount of time with them...

Every mom struggles with whether or not she is doing right by her children.  We are bombarded with countless voices telling us how to...

I was talking to a friend awhile back about how busy our lives seemed to be. I don’t know how it ramps up to warp speed so easily, but I...

It’s all fun and games until you realize that there truly is a generation gap between you and your children. Our kids are mostly adults...

Motherhood will bring you to your knees and often face down before the Lord.  In my 26 years of parenting, I have found myself at the end...

There are so many kids who have been raised in Christian homes that are abandoning the faith!  The thought of it can bring fear and...

EVERY homeschooling mom seems to be constantly haunted by the thought that she isn’t doing enough…that her kids might not be prepared for...