EVERY MOMent COUNTS!
“How are you?” I tilted my head and looked in her eyes. “Fine,” she nodded. But then the up-and-down of her head shifted to side-to-side. “Actually, I’m not.” My friend had just arrived in my driveway to pick up her kids, but only after her errand had taken a detour. Turns out she’d gone [...]
Last spring at MomLife Boot Camp we had an amazing time of teaching that was above and beyond all we could have ever hoped for or imagined! Go God! All the moms in attendance were positively giddy due to the fun, fellowship, bonding, and beauty of our surroundings at Pine Cove. Excitement was in the air, [...]
Have you ever really wanted to buy something that was in scarce supply? One Christmas we wanted to buy the up-and-coming video gaming system for our family. My husband and son ran to the store to get one and were informed that the person right before them purchased the last one. The person who got [...]
Ever since Shaunti Feldhahn ripped the security blindfolds from our eyes in For Women Only, we’ve been wondering what to do about the fact that our husbands are wired to be visual. She explained to us why it’s so natural for men to look and even why it’s so hard for them to forget what [...]
As believers we are called to love God and love others. We accomplish this by seeking after God with all our hearts and leaning not on our own understanding. One way God chooses to reveal Himself to us is through older, wiser believers. We have an amazing opportunity to listen, consider and evaluate our paths [...]
It was my intention to take a real quick look at my Facebook page today. There on my news feed was a post from a distant friend saying she had just finished a Race for the Cure in honor of her mother. “We are continuing to fight for you, mom,” were the final words on [...]
I once had a stepmom say to me, “You know, every time I go to my stepson’s baseball game the biological mom makes it very obvious that she does not want me there, that she doesn’t think I belong there. She storms around the field, and it makes it very uncomfortable for my stepsons.” I [...]
Two years ago I was a divorced single mama of two amazing kiddos. I had a pretty good network of family and friends but I was mainly on my own. My kids and I were a team of three. Then, I met my husband (insert choirs of angels singing because yes, against all my disbelief [...]
If you have just taken a child to college or married one this summer or even sent your last one out the door for his senior year you are probably a bit of an emotional mess. The empty nest hits us in different ways at different times and often when we least expect it! How [...]
When Courageous came out on DVD, it was the number one selling DVD in the country. That movie celebrates the roll and calling of men to step up and be men that choose to lead their families well. Servant leadership was designed by God and is a beautiful thing to behold. It is the way [...]
