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Dear Busy Mom, Church Isn’t About Perfection—It’s About Showing Up

Faith, Motherhood
December 4, 2018
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By Brea Schmidt

Dear Busy Mom, Church Isn’t About Perfection—It’s About Showing Up

This past Sunday, we walked into mass 10 minutes late. We did the awkward “thank you” wave to the couple…

Faith
October 23, 2018
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By Arianna Freelen

Sometimes Church is Hard

I sat in a meeting. The discussion was heated. The conversation heavy. Hearts were burdened. Chests were puffed. Sorrow, pain,…

To Jesus, From the Tired Mom Who’s Trying

Faith, Journal, Kids, Motherhood
September 23, 2018
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By Denise Renae

To Jesus, From the Tired Mom Who’s Trying

Dear Jesus, You've given me these five children into my hands. I tell myself over and over again, "I AM…

You’ve Grown Before My Eyes Here in This Church

Faith, Journal, Kids
September 23, 2018
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By Julie Hoag

You’ve Grown Before My Eyes Here in This Church

I stand next to you while the church band plays, amazed that you now tower four inches taller than me.…

Faith, Journal
September 16, 2018
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By Edith Runion

I Was So Religious it Was Ruining Me

I didn’t grow up in church. I always knew God, I can remember him speaking to me as young as…

Watching My Dad Devote His Life to Ministry Has Taught Me: Our Pastors Need Our Support

Faith, Journal
August 29, 2018
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By Arianna Freelen

Watching My Dad Devote His Life to Ministry Has Taught Me: Our Pastors Need Our Support

I am a pastor’s daughter. I’ve seen firsthand the beauty and pain wrapped up in a life called to ministry…

Faith, Journal
August 12, 2018
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By Britt LeBoeuf

My Faith Isn’t Always Found In a Church

I can remember my mom waking me up at 7 a.m. on a Sunday morning when I was 14 years…

Kids, Motherhood
August 10, 2018
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4 Minute Read

By Ashley Bufe

To the Mom of the Rowdy Kids in Church

Remind yourself that Jesus loves the little children when the final "amen" is said, and your three-year-old yells "IT'S OVER"…

To the Christian “Bad Girl” Who Wonders if She Belongs

Faith, Journal
July 30, 2018
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3 Minute Read

By Kelli Bachara

To the Christian “Bad Girl” Who Wonders if She Belongs

Dear Christian “bad girl”, I see you. I know you. I am one of you. I’m also a Jesus-loving “bad…

To the Married Mom Who Sits Alone In the Pew

Faith, Relationships
July 22, 2018
11.2K Views
3 Minute Read

By Jessica Shephard

To the Married Mom Who Sits Alone In the Pew

I see you. I see you show up to church on (most) Sundays knowing that you will be sitting alone.…

Faith, Journal
July 15, 2018
3.1K Views
5 Minute Read

By Stevie Swift

Dear Kids, When Church is Dumb

In the summer of 2010 I dragged my eight-months pregnant-with-you butt into a car with no air conditioning and drove…

I’m a Mom Who Finds Jesus Outside the Sanctuary Doors

Faith, Motherhood
July 8, 2018
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5 Minute Read

By Jordan Pederson

I’m a Mom Who Finds Jesus Outside the Sanctuary Doors

I’m failing. I’m falling short. I’m not good at this, I whisper to myself more often than I care to admit.…

Church

Dear Busy Mom, Church Isn’t About Perfection—It’s About Showing Up

Sometimes Church is Hard

To Jesus, From the Tired Mom Who’s Trying

You’ve Grown Before My Eyes Here in This Church

I Was So Religious it Was Ruining Me

Watching My Dad Devote His Life to Ministry Has Taught Me: Our Pastors Need Our Support

My Faith Isn’t Always Found In a Church

To the Mom of the Rowdy Kids in Church

To the Christian “Bad Girl” Who Wonders if She Belongs

To the Married Mom Who Sits Alone In the Pew

Dear Kids, When Church is Dumb

I’m a Mom Who Finds Jesus Outside the Sanctuary Doors

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