Try Your Best and Let Jesus Do the Rest
Mothers try. Every day we try to be the best mothers we can be. The best we know how. But we often…
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The Sweetest Mother's Day Gift!
Motherhood
By Sara Springer The Baby Days Are Gone for Now
It turns out that baby fever is not limited to spring chickens with spry ovaries. The desire to inhale a…
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I Carried You for Just a Moment but My Love Goes on Forever
Eighteen years ago I carried you for a moment. Made with love, we wondered what you would be when we…
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We Can Soak It All up and Hold It All Tight, but Time Will Never Be Enough
My oldest child turns 10 this year. Ten. It’s a weird feeling since I am definitely not old enough to…
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Pray the Honest Prayers
The other night, one of my daughters shared with me that she was feeling "stressed" about school. We chatted about…
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I Never Liked Holding Babies Until I Held My Own
I never liked holding babies until I held my own. Babies scared me. Or scratch that—motherhood scared me. When I…
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My Kids Have a Pray Out Loud Grandma
My kids have a pray-out-loud grandma. Not just an “I’ll be praying for you” grandma. Like out loud, let’s pray…
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A Grandma Gets Better with Time
I’ve watched my own mom become a grandma on three different instances now. First, nearly 10 years ago, she became…
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To the Mom with a Baby Who Doesn’t Sleep
To the mom whose baby doesn’t sleep, This is a hard season. Is there anything more maddening than having a…
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By Jenny Albers There’s Something Special About Cross Country Kids
After each practice, each meet, as they shuffle to the car with beet-red faces and Jello-like legs, it’s easy to…
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By Rachael Ramas I’m So Glad My Children Have Each Other
As I watch my 9-year-old daughter grip her 6-year-old brother's hand on their first day back at school, a wave…
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By Amy Keyes It’s Such a Joy to Watch My Mom as a Grandma
I am one of the lucky ones. One of the ones who can say I am almost a half of…
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