God Cares for Mothers
Let’s Connect As Mothers for a Minute… Something we need to settle right from the start: I’m not a parenting expert. I’m a mom, with two almost-grown kids who don’t rise and call me blessed 365 days a year. (That’s the Proverbs 31 woman, by the way, in case you missed it.) But they do […]
Show Me A Mom With Peanut Butter on Her Pants!
I drove my kids to school in my pajamas yesterday, with peanut butter smeared all over my pants. The Backstory I was wolfing down my peanut butter bagel when I realized my husband was about to walk out the door for work. I grabbed the plastic specimen container and begged him to collect the poop […]
A Guide to Prayer Journals for Women
Prayer journals for women have grown in popularity over the past few years. I believe I know why women gravitate to prayer journals so readily. For seven years of my life, I met weekly with the Bravo Team for dinner. We coined that name for our foursome because we ate at Bravo, and our purpose […]
Contentment In the Bible for the Christian Woman
Examples of contentment in the Bible aren’t hard to find. More accurately, the cries from people of God seeking contentment aren’t hard to find. Scriptures on contentment are aplenty and there are examples of men and women who discover contentment in God’s promises. Paul explained extensively the contentment he found in Christ. You were meant […]
Re: When You Feel Like You’re Not Enough As A Mom
When You Feel Like You’re Not Enough As A Mom When I first brought Eliana home from the hospital, my fear of inadequacy nearly paralyzed me. God and a brave birth mother had courageously entrusted me with this precious life. What in the world were either of them thinking? I would never be enough. As […]
10 Super Simple Ways to Teach Your Kids the Real Meaning of Christmas
Here are our family’s favorite Christmas activity ideas! They all focus on teaching children the real meaning of Christmas! There are so many fun things to see, do and prepare during the Christmas season, but sometimes I find the real meaning gets lost in all of the busy-ness. Let’s bring CHRIST back into Christmas, shall […]
Handling Halloween As A Christian
Handling Halloween as a Christian family is starting to get tricky at our house. With a middle school girl and boy at home, the Disney princess and super hero costumes have lost their allure. What’s left to choose from is either scary or frankly, a bit more seductive than I prefer. Ask Yourself Questions Yesterday, […]
Why The Church Is Sinking, The Unexplainable Church
Luke’s account of Paul’s shipwreck on Malta provides a beautiful metaphor of the function of the church. Paul implored the sailors, “Unless every man stays with the ship, you will not be saved.” The Unexplainable Church sinks without you. Staying with the ship guarantees everyone’s safety. Fear of the Storm The storm raged on. No […]
