The world is loud. It’s not the same world that you and I grew up in. The noise never stops for our kids. When I was in school, if drama happened then it typically stopped as the school bell rang for the afternoon. I went home and could escape. At the most I might have …
For a couple of years now every month my school issues a “Warrior Challenge.” There have been many different things such as reading a non-fiction book, finding ways to show love to a neighbor, sending four letters of Thanksgiving, and more. One month a couple years ago our challenge involved a fast. We had to …
Gossip. We know we shouldn’t do it, but there’s just something about it that excites us. When talking to women I have realized that this seems to be an area that most women struggle with. We love to talk, and we love to have the most interesting topic for the conversations. I know I need …
“He was thirty years old when he began serving in the court of the Pharoah, the King of Egypt…” Genesis 41:46 Joseph. His life story could quite possibly be a hit as a Lifetime movie. So much tragedy and turmoil. He was thirty when he finally made it to Pharoah’s palace. Scholars believe that he …
Whether we are physically able to be mothers, God has called us to be spiritual mothers and examples to those around us. This could be in the form of the children in your home, leading a Sunday School class, an aunt, grandmother, or mentoring another younger woman. Provide Spiritual Mentorship-The Story of Eunis and Lois …
Another huge worry as a mother is that our children need to be perfect, but perfect kids don’t exist. Our children are born sinners and our children will sin. With this in mind, we don’t totally give up as mothers and let them run their own course, but we cannot allow the mistakes of our …
We all want to be the perfect mother. Today, more than ever we have expectations coming from sources all around us. As mothers we feel like we need to have the best-behaved children, cleanest house, nightly home-cooked meals, all the while being crafty. We do not have to be Pinterest perfect to be used by …
One of the biggest obstacles that most mom’s face is worry. We worry about the present; are we raising our kids correctly? We worry about the future; will my kids turn out alright? We worry about their physical health, emotional status, and worldly success. With so much worry we can many times get bogged down …
No matter what our circumstances or lot in life we have all been affected by motherhood and we have all either had or been a mother. Motherhood can be one of the most daunting tasks faced by women today. Women want and strive to be the best mother around and when we feel like we …
For most Americans, the biblical Christmas story is one that has been told hundreds of times. For some of us it has been told so many times that the wonder and message become watered-down. The story of the birth of Christ, the shepherds, and the wise men has become a routine tradition as part of …
