I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but raising kids is hard. Whether you have family around or not; a huge church or just a couple of like-minded folks; whether you have one kiddo or ten. It’s heart wrenching, twenty-four-seven, soul-aching-full-of-love hard work. And like most things that are hard, the rewards are almost incalculable. When that hard work includes shepherding young …
When You’re Under It All
Have you ever been buried under such stress or grief or burden that you weren’t sure you could function throughout your own day, let alone care for your kids? I have. In fact, one day not too long ago I could barely breathe. I had no idea how I was going to get through the day. And I really had …
Don’t Talk Back to Me, Mister!
If your kids are anything like mine, they always use their most polite tone of voice, words and phrases. They are never disrespectful, rude or selfish. And their speech always reflects it. HA! As our kids are growing, so is our repertoire of things tried (and failed) in attempting to raise them to be all those things above: polite, respectful, …
An Epiphany…of Love
My husband and I have been walking through an epiphany of sorts, and today I’m sharing a bit of what we are learning over at Intentional by Grace. I’m sharing how I’m learning to be a better mom by being a better wife! I’d love for you to come join the conversation! If you are popping over from Intentional by …
Running On Empty?
I don’t know about you, but sometimes the middle of summer finds my mommy tank running a little low. It does the whole family a world of good for me to find ways to refill that tank. That old adage, If Momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy? Yeah, that’s super true in our house. If you need a few ways …
His Window To The World
Our son loves to watch the world through this little window next to our front door. From it he watches the dog across the street, the pheasant run through the front yard, and the weather change by the hour. He also watches every time I leave. Every. Time. And each time I watch his eyes bore into mine as I …
I Can’t Do This {Guest Posting at The Better Mom}
When the heaviness and reality of motherhood – and my failure at it – hit me once again and sleep eluded me I realized that I can’t do this. And that’s when I had a choice to make: do I accept the Grace offered so freely to me on a daily (sometimes minutely) basis or do I reject it and continue to …
Titanic: Guest Post by Tricia Goyer
I can’t tell you how excited I am about today’s guest poster! I “met” Tricia Goyer through The Better Mom, as we both contribute there. I have since started following her blog and reading her books and, guys, I’m hooked! I’m honored to have her here today – the 100th Anniversary of the Titanic sinking – sharing about how the …
Praying With Our Kids
One of the things I have spent a large portion of my time with Lord on my face begging for wisdom about is how to teach our kids to really love Him deeply, to follow hard after Him because of that love, and enter into an intimate, personal relationship with Him. I don’t want them to do things out of …
Living in Wonderland
Has one of your kids ever said something that made you go HUH?! Yeah, mine too. Today I’m honored, humbled and excited to be over at Intentional By Grace sharing how a whimsical comment from my four year old while playing with her brother caught me off guard, and then made me think (as random comments from my kiddos tend …