Guest Author 3 Minute Read by Tammy Kennington I have a confession to make. It begins with the birth of our first child. One glance at his precious, wrinkled, newborn face and I knew Ben was destined to attain great things. I imagined him on stage, standing in front of thousands of people as he humbly accepted the Nobel Peace…
Elisabeth Allen 3 Minute Read While we wait for some babies and toddlers of our own, maybe one of the hardest things in life is the knowledge that we each have a biological clock and that someday it’s going to wind down and stop. For me these dreams of motherhood, which are most precious, are most difficult to surrender to my Creator and Saviour.
Katie 5 Minute Read You know you’re the second mom in a big family when… You start saying the same things to your siblings that your mom said to you. Your siblings accidentally call you Mom. You’re always counting heads to make sure everyone is accounted for. Your siblings ask you what’s for dinner even when it’s not your…
Jennifer Miles 3 Minute Read Guilt. It stalks us, confuses us, winds its tendrils around our throats and suffocates us. And mothers seem to have captured the dubious honor of cornering the market on guilt. We receive it in the condemnations of friends and strangers alike, those who question and criticize our every parenting decision as if making sure we…
Caroline Rose Sanders 4 Minute Read We settle into our seats at church, finally counting enough spaces for our large, mismatched family, and breathe a sigh of relief just before the music starts. As the music minister makes his way to the stage, a friend twists around and leans over her seat: “It’s official! We’re adopting!” This isn’t the first time…
Jennifer Miles 2 Minute Read It was an evening of failure. Failure on my sweet girls’ part to behave like sweet girls, as they instead fussed and whined and let petty arguments take hold between them. Even worse, failure on my part to intercede with compassion and gentleness, to lovingly correct and redirect them. To say that I raised my…
Guest Author 9 Minute Read by Mrs. Steve Castleberry III John 4 says, “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.” I am an older mom of eight children – the oldest is thirty and the youngest is eleven – and I can testify to the accuracy of that verse. As a young mom,…
Guest Author 4 Minute Read Sometimes, our habits bent out of good intentions push our priorities out of the way. But that time together doesn’t have to disappear; it just looks a little different now.
Here are a few practical ideas that might help young moms to rediscover their first love.
Gretchen Louise 1 minute I watched her with her children today. The gentle voice. The soft instruction. She didn’t try to moderate disagreements from where she was at the kitchen counter; she didn’t wait until she was finished mixing the cornbread to explain their error. Swiftly, silently she was there dealing with the offender. She wasn’t so engrossed in…
Jessica Telian 3 Minute Read It had been a rather hard evening. After two busy days with only too-short car naps, we had some very tired kids. A very fussy baby and a toddler who would start throwing a tantrum at the slightest provocation. And Mommy’s attitude wasn’t the best either. I was very ready for bedtime, but dreading it…
Chantel 3 Minute Read There once was a little, tiny girl who loved books and words. She loved her Bible story books, and memorized several of them word for word. She even memorized when to turn the pages, and recited the entire book to an unsuspecting grandparent who was then convinced that this barely three-year-old could actually read already….
Gretchen Louise 3 Minute Read I love children’s books. Especially antique children’s books. And so does my husband. We know better than to venture to the children’s section of a vintage bookstore, unless we have lots of time and money! The lone bookshelf in our children’s bedroom doesn’t even contain all their books any more. The ones meant for older…
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