Dad, Jesus, and a Safety Deposit Box
Although it’s been a while since my father’s death, I still miss him. He was a man of integrity, a…
Continue Reading
A Gift for Mom! 🤍
Faith
By Christie Pike Nelson When it Feels Like God’s Not Listening, He’s Still Working
It was early one morning in 2010. I had just dropped my daughter off at preschool and my 2-year-old son…
Continue Reading
By Jennifer Jabbour Knowing When to Speak Up and When to Walk Away Isn’t Easy
“I got an F on my essay because my teacher said I plagiarized,” my teenager said. After asking my daughter,…
Continue Reading
By Sarah Talbert Faith to Finish the Journey
Lauren Daigle’s song “You Say” played through a scratchy phone speaker as I watched tears stream down my grandpa’s 93-year-old…
Continue Reading
Karmen’s Miracle
“Karmen, why didn’t you ever fear, dread, or shed any tears?” I asked my daughter. “Because God told me He…
Continue Reading
By Marissa Khosh Sometimes We Forget the Joy of being a Mom
Sometimes we forget. We forget the joy of being a mom. We forget that we once looked ahead expectantly to…
Continue Reading
By Audrey Bivins You’re Better off Not Comparing Yourself to Others
“When can I have a phone?” my sweet daughter asked from the backseat of the van. “Gabby and Megan already…
Continue Reading
By Kendra Everett I Hope They Say, “That’s My Mama and Jesus.”
Eating steaks from styrofoam plates while watching reruns with your husband isn’t exactly how many imagine celebrating their first wedding…
Continue Reading
Hope Is a Flower Blooming in the Darkness
Some days there doesn’t seem to be much to encourage. Hope is dim. People with their needs feel like a…
Continue Reading
By Heather Spiva In Pursuit of Peace
Several months ago during my morning walk on my neighborhood trails, two deer poked their heads up from the tall…
Continue Reading
By Peyton Garland You’re Not Meant to Master Motherhood
I threw up all nine months of my pregnancy, including in between every single push that brought my wrinkly, precious…
Continue Reading
By Loren Ward The Enemy Thought He Had Me, But God Had Bigger Plans
My own biological family wanted me dead in the womb. My mom was poor, in college, barely making ends meet.…
Continue Reading