I knew it would happen, but I always harbored a hope that my mothering experience would somehow be different than those of all the other moms I knew. If I did all the right things, maybe I could
Read moreTag: motherhood
Mentoring: It’s a Beautiful Thing
Stephanie says, “As the sun began to sneak a peek through the horizontal lines of my mini blinds, I was reminded that another hectic day awaited me. It wasn’t easy being an early bird and a night owl in the same skin, but as a single mom who was struggling to be all and do all, I didn’t have many other options. Each day held its own basket full of burdens for a girl who wore too many hats and didn’t realize the significance of her role as a mother. I was a single mom without Christ, without a clue, and without a mentor.”
Read moreIs joy really more than just a brighter shade of happiness?
“What have you been thinking about joy recently?” my husband, Mike, asked me over lunch the other day, knowing that I’m working on a series about the fruit of the spirit and mothering, and that
Read moreLove: The Most Versatile Word in the English Language
In these bodies we will live In these bodies we will die Where you invest your love, you invest your life (Mumford and Sons) Love: What wells up when my baby flashes a gummy grin
Read moreLove The Feeling, Love The Action
Three weeks after my first child was born and two days before my husband, Mike, left for a month in Laos, Mike and I went out to dinner. Over dinner, we talked about what the
Read moreSeeking the Fruits of Motherhood
Do people actually think I’m serious when I say things like, ‘Last night I almost left the baby in a basket at a bus stop’?
Read more