EVERY MOMent COUNTS!
American Idol last week … did you watch it? If you didn’t, no matter — all you really need to see is the last five minutes, and that’s on YouTube. Why? Because you want to meet one Mr. Chris Medina. Our children go to youth group at church on Wednesday nights, and Hubby and I [...]
Okay, so you wanna know the truth? For women (or at least for me), sex is 99 percent mental. (Okay, not 99 percent but at least 75 percent.) That’s not saying the physical aspect of love-making isn’t important — it is! — or saying that it’s not magical, exciting, rewarding, and bonding. (It can be all that, [...]
Instead of a dinner with fine china, I suggested restaurants with big screen televisions and wings. Testosterone and sports. Conversation could wait. He actually chose a hole-in-the-wall diner, but it was his choice. We laughed more during that meal than we had in months. No one was asking to have their food cut up, no milk was spilled and the only interruptions were from the waitress refilling our drinks.
On the flight home from the FamilyLife Speaker’s Retreat last year, Ray and I talked about praying, again, to look into adoption. I loved how God had, surprisingly increased our family two years ago with Ryland through the gift of adoption. I just didn’t want him to be the only adopted child in a family with eight biological [...]
“When couples fight, tempers flare, tongues loosen, and behavior occurs that can cause major damage to the relationship. Fight Fair! is a candid and realistic “rulebook” for married couples to ensure that their conflict is God-honoring and respectful of their partner.” Joy and her husband Tim are a part of the Weekend to Remember speaking [...]
Last summer, I had a mom come to me and ask, “How can I teach myself to have fun with my children?” Initially I was taken aback by her question, but as I continued to listen and saw the anguish in her eyes and heard the sense of failure in her voice, I recognized that [...]
My daughter Kerissa is a very curious one-year-old who follows everything her three-year-old big brother, Kellus, does. If he runs in circles, she runs in circles. If he falls to the floor, she falls to the floor. If he sings “La la la la”, she grabs her Elmo and starts singing. Rightfully so, it’s cute! [...]
Last Tuesday was doctor day at my son’s preschool. I forgot to take a white dress shirt for him (never mind that men’s white dress shirts don’t live in this house anymore). He was the only one who didn’t have one. MomFail. I cried in my car afterward, praying I had not damaged my son [...]
This week was a busy week for the MomLife Today moms. Snow days for some of us meant getting cozy by the fire, watching movies, sipping hot chocolate, and having teen dance parties in the living room. Contributing writer Dannah Gresh released a new book, her most important message to date, and made it to [...]
You might be shocked to learn that there are an alarming number of spouses who use sex as a weapon in their marriage. When frustrations and aggravations occur in everyday life, withholding sex is for many the key to getting a bit of revenge and seeking retaliation. God never intended the most intimate of His creations [...]
