Motherhood & Family

TIME magazine dared to ask a question we are all asking ourselves, "Am I mom enough? Do I have what it takes to mother well?" Continue Reading …

What job title did God give her? Not pastor. Not missionary. Not revolutionary. Nope. God's assignment for His favored one was to be a mom. Continue Reading …

The combination of a major life adjustment, sleep deprivation, and caring for the constant needs of others temporarily throws a new mom into the Twilight Zone. Continue Reading …

What if parenting isn't just about raising good kids, but about winning a war? What if you aren't just building a family, but you're building a kingdom? Continue Reading …

For several weeks after we brought our son home from the hospital, I vacillated between joy over the new life in our home and intense sadness. Continue Reading …

I looked up to see a young woman holding onto a cart with a baby in a car seat perched on the front and a toddler riding in the basket. She was staring at us. Continue Reading …

Your kids may stray or make bad choices, but so often I see those same kids come back to the truth their mom not only taught them but lived in front of them. Continue Reading …

“I would be dishonest if I said there have not been hard days and many challenges. I have heard my kids say ‘I hate him, and I am glad he isn’t here.’” Continue Reading …

I agreed with her that everyone should be respected, but I challenged her by asking, “If all beliefs are equal, then what was Jesus all about?" Continue Reading …

When—and how—should a mom start treating her boy like a man? Continue Reading …

This comprehensive study reveals this about students graduating from the home school or Christian school setting . . . Continue Reading …

Your child smeared oatmeal on the only outfit that seemed to fit you this morning. You go back to change and realize there’s a run in your pantyhose . . . Continue Reading …

I've come to see Jochebed as one of the best moms in the Bible, and one who has much to teach us about mothering in the twenty-first century. Continue Reading …

We puff up the minds of girls with princess mythologies, but we don't equip them to know that Prince Charming needs to have some character, not just sweet talk. Continue Reading …

If we were handing out mother of the year awards, few of us would think to nominate Eve. But she has much to teach us about being mothers! Continue Reading …

My kids keep me laughing all day long. Watching the one-year-old transform from baby to big boy is a thrill. But . . . I haven’t always felt this way. Continue Reading …

Daughters. How we long for them and love them. But what exhausting little creatures they are! Ask almost any parent and I think you will hear the same thing... Continue Reading …

Many families I know take the fun summer approach, which I’m all for. But I think summers also offer a unique opportunity to do ministry together as a family. Continue Reading …

I'm a stay-at-home mom, so I don't hear a lot of compliments on a regular basis. There's no, “Excellent job with that diaper changing technique, mom.” Continue Reading …

Since the time my son was in the womb, we’ve prayed for the woman God had in mind for him and are absolutely delighted with His choice! Continue Reading …

I don’t recall a more physically exhausting, worry-filled, second-guessing, constant-struggle time in my life than those years I spent as a single mom. Continue Reading …