Don’t Call Me a Great Mom (When I’m Not Acting Like One)
“You’ve got this, mama!” “You’re a great mom!” These cheerleader phrases make me feel good about myself, until the days when nothing is under control and I treat my…
“You’ve got this, mama!” “You’re a great mom!” These cheerleader phrases make me feel good about myself, until the days when nothing is under control and I treat my…
My husband came down the stairs to see me in tears. I threw up my hands and yelled “I’m done!” before storming off to the bedroom, leaving my husband to…
Motherhood is a role with eternal implications. Stop and think about your reaction to those words. Do they make you roll your eyes as you consider that women have been…
I love all the audio resources available for Christian moms. We play an audio Bible through the Redeeming Routines guides daily. If I'm not listening to that while doing chores,…
A year and a half ago, I wrote out my daily schedule as a stay at home mom with a toddler. With our newest addition this year, I decided to…
When I started blogging, I wondered whether my "hobby" would be sustainable. Looking back, I see how God changed me. I wrestled with sins from several years ago. I…
Before adopting our son, I read The Connected Child. I attended the weekend-long Empowered to Connect Conference. In addition, I spent a year as a therapist, training to work with…
Moving with a toddler was not at the top of my bucket list. Moving with a toddler we adopted less than a year ago sounded terrifying. Yet here we are,…
When one of us is having a hard time demonstrating love, my husband or I will jokingly say, “bend it out!” This catchy phase has been a part of our…
I am an introverted mother who lives in one ditch or the other. Let me explain. I have an all or nothing personality, so I either do something 100% (after…