"Why have kids?" That's a question couples are increasingly prone to ask. Continue Reading …
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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 …
I was worshiping the Lord this morning when I felt a very clear directive in my heart: “Today is the day to take away the binkie.” 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!” Continue Reading …
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. . . Continue Reading …
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. Continue Reading …
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 . . . Continue Reading …
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. Continue Reading …
All mothers know the significance of tiny clothes. They are precious reminders of how small our babies once were. Continue Reading …
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 . . ." Continue Reading …
We'd been married just over a year when God's sovereignty collided with my plans for children. Continue Reading …
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. Continue Reading …
Seven practical tips on creating space to hear from the Lord during the hectic years as a mom . . . Continue Reading …
I want to share one of the prayers that I prayed from time to time when I sensed that something was amiss in my child’s life. Continue Reading …
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 …
Do you ever have a day when it seems that someone yells “mom” every five minutes? Continue Reading …
It’s not that I’m a kid-hater, but I tend to think they don’t have much to offer me. 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. Continue Reading …