Do you have any of “those children” in your Church? You know, the ones who you almost dread sitting next to at fellowships. The ones who cut in the buffet line in front of the old ladies, interrupt adults in conversation, and just plain run amuck, tearing down decorations as they go? Unfortunately, a whole …
Teach them to love their children
Shouldn’t loving your children come naturally? It should be a package deal. You give birth and become a Mother, therefore you love your children. Don’t get me wrong, there is NOTHING like the love of most mothers for their children. So why, then, does this verse in Titus exist: That they may teach the young …
Passing on your faith to the next generation
I love listening to stories of “the good old days”, or how things were before my time. I especially love to hear stories about how God has blessed His people’s lives in their times of uncertainty or hardship. Perhaps this is one of the many reasons I have such an affection for the Bible. It …
Hope for Parents of a Wayward Child
Dear hurting Momma whose child has gone astray, I pray for you! I know you never wanted to end up in this position. I can’t imagine how your heart hurts. Perhaps your child has not fully walked away from God yet, but you can see the tragedy on the horizon. Why won’t they listen to …
Things I wish someone had told me about homeschooling
So you aren’t a math scholar, and you never learned all the elements on the periodic table. Who cares? God gave YOU your children. He knows what YOU can and can’t handle.
I’m so overwhelmed with life!
*Note: The overall tone of this blog post will be geared towards motherhood. Particularly stay at home motherhood. But don’t tune me out just yet! This topic is so relevant to us all in this rat race of life we are in. No matter who you are, you will be able to apply the truths …
Parenting with your inside voice
Raise your hand if you are a mother who has never once raised your voice, or snapped at your child out of frustration. (Now if you raised your hand, please e-mail me and let me know how you have managed this feat!) I so greatly admire mothers who seem to have more patience than I …
Mothers are nation changers!
Though sometimes viewed as controversial these days, the way that God set up the Biblical family is for Dad to be the head of the home, or have the “final say-so”, and Mom to be the nurturing, supportive ‘nucleus’ of the home that makes it all work right. As mothers, we have the power to …