Self Care for the Christian Woman After any busy season I tend to feel worn out. I get distracted by the busyness of life and try to cut things out to add more sleep, but that only creates the desire for more sleep. And one crabby mama. I feel tired, but I long for connection….
Weekly Feedings I only feed my children once a week. I know that they should have food daily, but I’ve found that they can actually get by on one good meal weekly, so I’ve been skimping to make things easier. In fact, I’m not even the one cooking or serving them that one meal. I…
A Fresh Look at Your Role as “Mom” My dear friend makes the best apple pie on the planet. The kind of pie that everyone knows about. The one people request as their birthday gifts. The one when you see her walking towards you during school pick up, paper plate in hand, your heart skips…
I wonder if the blind man that Jesus healed ever worried that his sight was just temporary, or if the woman with the bleeding issue ever thought for sure she was going to start bleeding again. What about Elizabeth? Do you think she spent her first trimester wondering if she was going to miscarry? Maybe….
I can’t tell you how many times I have seen images portraying what people imagine motherhood to be like, including a mom and young children dressed very “proper” and laughing at what clearly must have been the best joke since the original “Knock knock.” They are just loving life. All is well. There is always a…
Do you know what I hate? I hate failure! But what I’m coming to realize is that I hate my definition of failure. Failure in my eyes doesn’t make me a failure in God’s eyes. I need to learn how to rest in that. Tripping and falling does not disqualify us from a race. It…
I am nesting. Not because I am having a baby but more so because I am leaving our babies. My husband and I are taking a trip next week for our 15th wedding anniversary and we are so excited: the thrill of visiting somewhere new, just the two of us, on our own schedule. But…
My kids laugh at me every single day as I try to use my phone to do something simple, such as take a picture, look up a recipe, or even check to see if I have an email sitting in my inbox explaining how school went for our youngest son. When I see those three…
About two months ago, my ten year old told us at the supper table that Chorus was putting on a musical called “Rock n’ Roll Through the Ages”, and that rehearsals would be starting soon. When he added that solo parts would be given to two boys for Buddy Holly and the Pinball Wizard, and…
What do you rely on to get you through your day? We all have things we rely on each day that give us a boost. Now, whether they’re good for us or bad, that’s the question. Are we doing these things consciously or without consideration? “For you were once darkness, but now you are light…