If you’d asked 20-year-old Holly Elliff what she was going to do with her life, her answer would’ve been quite different than the way her life actually turned out. Continue Reading …
Moms can identify with the cartoon of a toddler looking at a wedding album with his daddy and saying, “So that’s the day Mommy came to work for us!”
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I was feeling a little under the weather the other day, so my sweet husband decided to take my boys out for breakfast to give me a break. . .
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In the history of feminism, much of the rhetoric centers around women's sense of powerlessness or the perception that they have less "power" than men.
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As a teen determined to make a difference, I wanted to live all out for Christ. One aspect of “making a difference” didn’t hit my radar screen, though . . .
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Motherhood gives us feelings of fuzzy blankets and baby rattles and toys to line the crib. But motherhood is actually one of God’s refining fires.
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I can't help but wonder if fascination with the dark, dangerous, bad boys featured in Twilight and vampire shows is fitting for girls who love Jesus. Continue Reading …
I was interrupted by the mall security guard tapping me on the shoulder. “Excuse me, Ma’am. You’re going to have to lower your voice . . ."
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Today's post is for those young moms who've had a really long day of laundry, one too many spills, and no breaks from the world of "toddlerhood" for weeks! Continue Reading …
Managing the influence of multi-media in your child’s life is one of the biggest parenting challenges of our day. Here are just a few suggestions . . . Continue Reading …
As we talk about children this month, I want to reach out to those of you who haven't been able to have any. Infertility can be a lonely place—I know.
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We spend years trusting God for the ability to accomplish feeding, grooming, clothing, and more . . . and then we trust God for the ability to let go. Continue Reading …
Is the church accomplishing its mission of making disciples? Equipping believers? Evangelizing the lost? It seems we can't even keep our own kids.
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