The Child Who Is Just Like Me

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My brother and his family came over for a visit after church on Sunday. It was certainly a blessing to see them all. I was so excited to spend quality time with them, but I was also very happy that my kiddos were going to be able  to spend time with their cousins. They are [...]

Motherhood: A Small Life?

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I sympathize a lot with a line of Meg Ryan’s character in You’ve Got Mail. One night on email, she wonders, “I lead a small life. Well, valuable, but small. And sometimes I wonder: Do I do it because I like it, or because I haven’t been brave?” I’d probably phrase mine similarly, but I’d [...]

Lessons Learned through Adoption

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There are so many things I learned through my adoption journey that it seems almost too much to remember; yet, I want to remember it all. My journey started with a small conversation with Amy. Her family was at my home for dinner, and we were washing dishes and talking. I remember telling her about a time [...]

Weekly MOMents 02/19/11

Here is a brief recap of what we shared with you this week on MomLife Today: Monday Shaunti Feldhahn’s Life Ready Woman and a Giveaway On Monday, we announced that Shaunti Feldhahn would be joining our team of contributors! And we launched our LifeReady Woman and Weekend to Remember Giveaway. Have you entered yet? Tuesday [...]

Shaunti Feldhahn’s Life Ready Woman and a Giveaway

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In celebration of the release of Shaunti Feldhahn’s Life Ready Woman, MomLife Today is giving two couples a free registration to a Weekend To Remember® Marriage Getaway! AND … we are thrilled to announce that Shaunti will be joining MomLife Today as a regular contributor!!! Help us celebrate – Enter the Giveaway for the Weekend To [...]

Weekly MOMents!

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Here is a brief recap of what we shared with you this week on MomLife Today: Monday Is There Truth in my Worship? Karen Loritts shared with us about a book she was recently given and how it has affected her thoughts toward her weekly worship. Tuesday Romantic Ideas Abound Here Tracey shared some of [...]

Weekly MOMents

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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 [...]

Big Affection from Little People

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My son Kellus is three years old and is the most affectionate person I know. His little hugs, soft touches, and tickles come at my most lonely and vulnerable times — sometimes. I mean, I could be sitting on the couch, finally, after having chased him and his little sister Kerissa from playing so rough with [...]

How to Stop the Mom Guilt

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I stood slicing cucumbers in the kitchen when my 10-year-old son, Nathan, entered, eyes bright. “Mom, guess what. Colter got four rabbits, and he’s part of a rabbit club. He said I could join and that rabbits don’t cost much money.” “A rabbit club, huh?” Rabbits are cute … and caring for one would teach responsibility, I [...]

The Perfect Mom

I bet if you polled 100 moms, all 100 would say they wished they could be more perfect. That’s what we want. To be the mom who bakes the cookies, plays the board games, cheers the loudest at Little League. Not to mention teaches our children Scripture, has daily quiet time with the kids, models [...]