motherhood
The spiritual life of a busy mom: Carving out time with God when there's no time to be had
Written by Julie Vaughan
It’s morning. I sit at my kitchen table, sipping a mug of coffee and smiling as the sun glints across my immaculate countertops. The only sounds I hear are the chirping birds outside my window and the flipping pages of my Bible. I breathe deeply and settle in for my daily devotions with God . . . End scene. The truth is, my mornings look nothing like this.What our children teach us
Written by Shari Lau
I’m currently enrolled in the hardest class of my life. The teacher? My daughter, Abigail.My mother always said that children end up teaching you much more than you teach them, but I never really believed that to be true until my daughter entered the world. Now two years old, she’s already opened my eyes to so many new things.
In mom's shoes
Written by Derrick and Renee Wilburn
“Oops,” two-year-old Conner whispered. I looked up from turning over the first pancake to see another blob of batter on the hardwood floor. How does my wife do this?From one mom to another
Written by Kristi Rector
My tears fell along with my baby’s. I was trying to follow an expert-endorsed sleep method, but Bohdan wasn’t settling down. The only thing the experience accomplished was upsetting Bohdan and me.The hands that hold our children
Written by Ashleigh Kittle Slater
With one hand, I kept my 10-month-old daughter, Ava, steady in my arms. With the other, I dialed 911. Moments earlier, as I sat on the couch feeding Ava from a bottle, she had grown very still. I watched with concern as her eyes fixed on the ceiling. Suddenly, her small body jerked. I looked up, wondering if something had startled her. She jerked again. I knew something was terribly wrong.More Articles...
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