How Does a Weary Mom Find Bravery?
If you are a Mom, you have faced fear. Even the fiercest of us unravel when a new life is placed in our arms and the reality of his or her utter dependence upon us sinks in. In that moment we want nothing more…
Moments of Hope
Would You Be Brave Enough to Share Your Story?
This week, many of our readers are joining Marva and I in our challenge to Wake Up to Gratitude. We had a fantastic response to our email series and this week I am in prayer every day for the women who signed up. I…
Who Could Use a Little Bit of Gratitude? Check Out this Roundup of Resources! Free Email Series
Grumpiness has a way of seeping into our everyday moments, filling them with sludge and grime. … and a totally bad attitude. It’s so easy, isn’t it? Because somehow the stuff that isn’t right in our lives catches our eye so much quicker and…
Adoption: What Can I Do to Help?
Last summer I had the joy of talking with Katie for her Happy Playces Podcast. We started out talking busy schedules, sports, and our faith. But moved onto adoption, parenting, grief, tough love, grace, and embracing the broken pieces of our lives as God…
A Prayer for Raising Resilient Children
Raising resilient children is one of my top priorities as a mother. In the trenches of motherhood, though, our go-to response to our children, may not be a tool for teaching resiliency. It may just be a tool for survival because life comes at…
Are You Living as Though You Are Redeemed?
Do you see it in their eyes, too? Tender, kind, gentle, loving friends who fell prey to the lies of the enemy. Friends who waver in their conviction and knowledge of their victory in Christ? Maybe it isn’t in the eyes of others, but…
