The Voice, The MOM Initiative & Titus 2

“These older women must train the younger women to love their husbands and their children, to live wisely and be pure, to work in their homes, to do good, and to be submissive to their husbands. Then they will not bring shame on the word of God.” Titus 2:4-5 (NLT) Have you seen The Voice. It’s one of the number one shows in the country. Each season they begin the show with blind auditions. The judges face the audience while the signers give it all they’ve got in hopes that at least judge will turn around and pick them to be on …

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Brave Moms Raise Wildly Brave Kids

It’s no secret my siblings and I were raised by wolves. Being the product of a desert-raised dweller growing up in the 80’s, my mom’s philosophy to mothering was this, “Outside!” My five siblings and I spent hours on end out of eyesight, playing in the gullies and washes of our Arizona home. We only came home at dusk or to be fed or when someone needed stitches; and we didn’t return to the house until our wildly concocted stories matched of why Child A hit her head on a pipe. Besides, mom didn’t really need to know the reason why …

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Heroes at Easter

When Easter comes around some of us struggle with the dilemma of how to approach Easter with our children.  Christmas is pretty easy.  It’s the time Jesus was born as a baby. Children understand that.   But Easter? How do we explain the significance of Jesus’ death on the cross and His resurrection, so a child can understand it?  And then to compound these issues, how do we handle the Easter bunny, which is the part of Easter that children do relate to, but which has nothing to do with the true meaning of Easter?  How do we explain the …

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Because You Mother…

This is for you today, sweet mom. As you cradle your baby, read to your toddler, play games with your preschooler, take your twelve-year-old to soccer practice, hurry to cook dinner, pray for safety when your teenager drives to a friend’s house, start the laundry, fold the laundry, start more laundry, help everyone with their homework, clean the kitchen, give the little ones a bath, and finally sink down on the couch to catch your breath, remember…  Being a mom is no ordinary job.  You are mighty. And it is worth it. Take a minute to watch this video by JourneyBox Media (based …

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Do We Really NEED Women’s Ministries? (An open letter to women’s ministry leaders)

Dear Women’s Ministry Leader, I’m not really sure where to start. I have so much I want to say.  I was 24 when I became a Christian and up until that point I had never heard of you. I didn’t know about women’s ministries and I had no idea there were women like you in the world. But then I met you right after I started going to church – and you embraced me in a beautiful and unusual way – like I was a long lost child who needed your quiet strength – yet like I was a long …

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Are You Sinking in the Sticky Mud of Porn?

“It started by watching a newscast on 50 Shades of Grey…then I bought the book…now my mind is a mess and my marriage is a wreck,” whispered a sweet young mom in tears as her eyes pleaded with me for help. It started by watching a newscast on 50 Shades of Grey… Click To Tweet We hear about porn prevailing over men and ruining their lives and marriages. But what about women who are sinking in the sticky mud of porn?  Where do women start…the ones in tears who regularly approach me after I speak…looking for help? Porn is no-longer …

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Ditch the Chores, Have Some Fun & Make Some Memories – 5 Things to Do THIS Saturday

  “For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 What does your Saturday typically look like? Filled with errands? Cleaning? Grocery shopping? It’s time to ditch the chores and have some fun with the family.  THESE ARE THE DAYS MEMORIES ARE MADE! These are the days little hearts are molded and imprints that will last a life-time are etched in your children’s minds and grafted on their heart.  These are the days you don’t want to exchange for a trip to the grocery store or a toilet you could have cleaned yesterday. So, sweet …

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Running on Empty

Six years into our marriage, still barren, I came desperately to God.  I was running on empty and needed to not only know more of God Himself, but to be comfortable in my own shoes, as His beloved daughter.  Still living to please others way more than I lived to please God, I found myself running on empty. It was time for me to take time out with God and know Him more. It was time to cease striving. For you see there was nothing I could DO that would put me into my heart’s desired place to be a …

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Why Heroin?

   Just over a year ago, actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died of an apparent heroin overdose. This brought the topic of drug use back to main stream attention. We have become aware of kids using prescription drugs, but now we hear heroin is making a comeback; reminiscent of the 70’s and early 80’s drug culture. Heroin is making a comeback Click To Tweet In one of the parenting courses I’m teaching, I asked, “Why heroin”? A mom and dad who are sadly intimately knowledgeable about this issue answered, “It’s cheap and easy to use.” After doing a little research myself, …

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