“Children reinvent your world for you.” – Susan Sarandon This might sound silly, but I had no idea how hard it is to be a mother until I became one. No one could have prepared me beforehand on how motherhood can: Stretch You: Yeah, I knew about the pregnancy stretch marks,…
Someone once asked me to summarize motherhood into a four minute spiel. I had a small panic attack over how to cram such an all-consuming topic into a crunched time period. Then I thought, “How many things have I learned to do in under five minutes since having children?” A few examples that come to…
I used to take my children for granted. Not on purpose, of course. It just happened when I wasn’t looking. Like so many things do. It happened for a good reason – love. As any mom can tell you, love for one’s children is a fierce kind of love. It’s a love so intense it…
You are priceless Mamas!!! Each and everyone of you are created by the master’s hand to be you. No mom can be like you. And God wants you to take care of His precious little ones like no one else can. He has called you and God has designed you perfectly for your family. What…
Why talk about self-confidence in our kids? Why am I so focused on this right now? Why do I want to commit a whole series on this topic? Why do I want to look into this so much?… Time to fess up- because of one of my biggest fears….my deepest fears…is that my children will…
A look of defeat forms on her sweet face. The thought comes to my mind.. …have I been putting too much pressure on her lately? “Sweetie, do you feel like mommy has been asking too much from you?” She looks up at me, her eyes filling mine with the overwhelming answer. I knew instantly…
Memories. They often escape me in the hurry of everyday life. When one comes rushing in, I claw at it, desperate to save it until later, only to realize that “later” has a way of erasing my best intentions. As I watch my kids race through their childhood at speeds that shouldn’t be…
Seeing our kids struggle with self-esteem is hard, especially since we can see how amazing they are! How do we help our kids with self-confidence? I (Liz) have an eight-year-old son who has been struggling with confidence this year. This is the first time in his life that this has happened. He has even…
Moms are some of the most busy people on the planet. We serve many in our sphere, often sacrificing stillness with God for days at a time. Too often we find ourselves being much more like Marthas than Marys when it comes to filling our spiritual tanks. Even when we get the rare…
Have you ever had so much drama start your day that you just wanted to crawl under the covers and go back to sleep? I had one such memorable morning about two years ago: I wake up excited because no one else is stirring yet, which means I might actually get in some quiet time.…
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