My prayer was for my family, all eight of us, and I prayed something like, "Lord, help us stay impressionable."
Being Impressionable
Our Greatest Cheerleader
There are times when the people most vital to our care cannot give us what we need. It's a painful reality that often shapes our emotional development and taints our self-image.
Realizing that Our Kids Can Become More Important to Us than God
We can fail and not be failures because God's redeeming work uses raising kids to take us through a journey of personal transformation.
New Seasons, Shifting Sand
Beauty in the midst of pain. Hardship in the midst of hope. Newness in familiarity. Rest in God as you regain your footing.
Mommy or Me: Who is first?
Ages and Stages Part 4 Mommy or Me: Who is 1st? (Repost from 2014) I think I was in my upper-twenties when the dawning occurred. "I" had become lost in the role of “Mommy”. The decision to be a stay-at-home mom cost us financially but rewarded us with the certainty that we could completely oversee …
When Silence Screams
We must turn off our internal speakers, the daily lists, yesterday's marital squabble, and the spirits of hell that steal our peace. In silence is divine rest.
Cover Them With Your Wings
The Biblical metaphor of an eagle's wings means much more than providing the best shelter possible for our children. As parents, we must protect their minds, emotions, as well as their physical bodies.
A Mother Worth Mentioning
Mother's Day Saturday, May 7, 2016 What her eyes saw – lack and death– suddenly did not matter. Her heart saw the reality of God’s faithful and protective hand in her life. Mothering becomes more difficult when a husband isn’t in the picture. In the past two weeks, I’ve been struck by the mother in …
The Push and The Pull of Raising Kids
Repost from Friday, June 17, 2016 One Saturday morning instead of running into your arms, your young daughter runs onto the couch to watch her morning cartoon. You shrug your shoulders and get her breakfast. The next week the same thing happens. You begin to notice a decrease in the amount of times that she …