Parenting is a rather earth-shattering experience. Each parent and child relationship is different, but every parent shares a common bond: imperfect people trying to love their imperfect kids perfectly. I haven’t even been blogging seriously for a full year, but some of my all-time favorite posts to write have been the parenting posts. Here are the most […]
One Small Change to Help You Focus During Devotion Time
Being a mother can be tortuously distracting. Completing a thought is a momentous occasion. Our to-do lists’ are huge. Our wishes and worries great. Our minds want to focus, but those pesky things of life get in the way every ten seconds. It’s annoying! No where has this become a bigger problem than with my time […]
10 Things to Pray for Your Young Children
Can I just start this whole thing by saying I’m NOT a shining example of a prayerful mother? I struggle to train my mind, focus my heart. I’ve let entire days go by without lifting my sons up to the all-powerful, mind-bogglingly good God. Ok, I’m sure I shot up a couple prayers like, “Help him […]
The Pursuit of Health
Let’s face it. Our society idolizes health. Who doesn’t want to be healthy?!? It feels good. It looks good. We may pursue it in a myriad ways. Whether we count calories or chemicals, believe in pharmaceuticals or essential oils, vegan or paleo, yoga or crossfit. Yada yada. Blah de blah. Even if you’re the opposite of […]
Internet Gotcha Down?
I think we all have a love/hate relationship with the internet. Especially for social sites like Pinterest and blogs. I can’t believe how much I have learned about every day life. My whole house is full of ideas that have come from this crazy little box in front of me. But so many times (and […]
Moving Beyond Guilt: Ministering to the Persecuted Church
You don’t have to stick around Christian circles long before you hear a prayer similar to this, “Thank you God for the freedom to meet here. We know that we have brothers and sisters in Christ who cannot meet without persecution.” What’s your reaction to those reminders of the persecuted Church? My reaction has been […]
What Happened AFTER My Son was Born: An Ugly Battle with Postpartum Depression
(I’m not sure what brought you to this post: curiosity, a wrong click, or maybe desperation. I am going to reveal the yuckiest, most humiliating period of my life to you. I don’t know you, but I’ve prayed for you. If you or ANYONE you know is struggling with postpartum depression, I’d love to be […]