I was sitting quietly, filling out some paperwork at my desk, when I heard her approach. My sweet, curly-blonde three year old tapped on my shoulder and said, "Mama, can I have an apple?" I looked at the clock. It was approximately 9:00 a.m. We had finished eating...
Romans 12:18 gives us this admonition: "Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone." Everyone does mean everyone, but if we are honest, usually the people that bring out the most anger and impatience in us are those who live within our...
God shapes the world by prayer. The more praying there is in the world the better the world will be, the mightier the forces against evil. — E.M. Bounds As a homeschooling mother of four, I teach my kids a variety of subjects every day. While...
The darkened room beckoned me and I entered softly, not wanting to wake them. As I passed between my three daughters asleep in the moonlight, I inhaled the soothing sounds of their quiet breathing as crickets chirped happily outside in the wet heat of the...
Have you ever felt the urge to lock yourself in your room with a box of Oreos, never to emerge again? Has the sheer noise and chaos of your home caused you to want to spend 5 extra minutes alone in the bathroom, just to...
Inspire (v) - fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative. Watching the Summer Olympics is a truly inspiring activity for families around the world right now. Our usually non-tv watching family has intentionally plugged in for...
"Perhaps it is impossible for a person who does no good not to do harm." - Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin This year I read a book that had a stronger emotional and spiritual impact on me than virtually any other book I have read...
As J.D. Salinger aptly wrote, "All mothers are slightly insane." Are we, really?! I have to admit that there is some real truth to that statement, probably because this other statement is true: Eight years ago, I decided to let my heart go walking around outside my...
Almost eight years ago my mothering journey began with an unplanned trip to the hospital after my water broke almost five weeks before my due date. As I waited in the quiet of my dark bedroom, seeking to relax my nervous heart as my husband put...