Motherhood Is Ministry
When I’m tired. When I feel like I’m failing. When my cheeks hurt from laughing. When I’m content. Jesus, even…
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When I’m tired. When I feel like I’m failing. When my cheeks hurt from laughing. When I’m content. Jesus, even…
Continue ReadingToday was one of those days. My firefighter went straight to the Fire Academy to teach for the day, after…
Continue ReadingEverybody loves a good before and after. Two little photos, placed side by side, are evidence of a transformation. A…
Continue ReadingI was sitting with my daughter Alaine at Grace City Church in Lakeland, Florida the other Sunday when Pastor Andrew…
Continue ReadingMotherhood–like marriage–reveals the sin within me. I complain, I worry, I’m selfish. I yell, I compare, I’m quick to anger.…
Continue ReadingMy sophomore English teacher kicked off the school year by reading Anne Sexton on the first day of school, a…
Continue ReadingTwenty-six years ago this summer, I got a tiny piece of advice on my wedding day that has kept me…
Continue ReadingEvery Sunday morning we rush out the door bribing, coaxing, and threatening our kids to just “Get into the van!”…
Continue ReadingDo you ever ask yourself why you can’t be more like that mom or why can’t your kids be like…
Continue ReadingThe loss of a parent doesn't just sting, it leaves you with an irreplaceable hole in your heart. It's been…
Continue ReadingI grew up in a religious house. We went to church every Sunday. My mom taught Sunday school, and we…
Continue ReadingI remember being jealous of my classmates often. I would look at the girls at my school who seemed to…
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